Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Maputo

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception dominates the Praça da Independência in Maputo with its tall, slender white spire, an example of streamlined modern church architecture completed in the 1940s. Its clean geometric façade and soaring tower stand in contrast to the older colonial buildings around the square. The Roman Catholic cathedral serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Maputo and remains a defining feature of the skyline.