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Maputo Modernism: A Rachel Jenkins' Photo Essay

  • O Leão Que Ri (The Lion that Laughed), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes – detail (1956)

    © O Leão Que Ri (The Lion that Laughed), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes – detail (1956)

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  • Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

    © Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

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  • Hotel Tivoli, on Avenida 25 de Setembro, Architecht Carlos Veiga Pinto Carmelo

    © Hotel Tivoli, on Avenida 25 de Setembro, Architecht Carlos Veiga Pinto Carmelo

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  • Edificio 33 Andares (33 Storey Building), on Avenida 25 de Setembro & Avendia Vladimir Lenine (circa 1974)

    © Edificio 33 Andares (33 Storey Building), on Avenida 25 de Setembro & Avendia Vladimir Lenine (circa 1974)

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  • Edificio TAPMonetepio de Moçambique (TAPMonetepio of Mozambique Building), on Avenida Samora Machel, Architect Alberto Soeiro (1960)

    © Edificio TAPMonetepio de Moçambique (TAPMonetepio of Mozambique Building), on Avenida Samora Machel, Architect Alberto Soeiro (1960)

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  • Edificio Tonelli (Tonelli Building), on Avenida Patrice Lumumba & Avenida Vladimir Lenine, Architect Pancho Guedes (1954-8)

    © Edificio Tonelli (Tonelli Building), on Avenida Patrice Lumumba & Avenida Vladimir Lenine, Architect Pancho Guedes (1954-8)

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  • Edifício Dragão (Dragon Building), on Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, Architect Pancho Guedes (1951)

    © Edifício Dragão (Dragon Building), on Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, Architect Pancho Guedes (1951)

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  • greja de Polana (Polana Church), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah Avenida Dr Egas Moniz  Rua Luis Pasteur, Architect Nino Craveio Lopes (1959-62)

    © greja de Polana (Polana Church), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah Avenida Dr Egas Moniz Rua Luis Pasteur, Architect Nino Craveio Lopes (1959-62)

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  • Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

    © Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

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  • O Leão Que Ri (The Lion that Laughed), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes – detail (1956)

    © O Leão Que Ri (The Lion that Laughed), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes – detail (1956)

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  • Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

    © Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes

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  • Hotel Tivoli, on Avenida 25 de Setembro, Architecht Carlos Veiga Pinto Carmelo.jpg
  • Edificio 33 Andares (33 Storey Building), on Avenida 25 de Setembro & Avendia Vladimir Lenine (circa 1974).jpg
  • Edificio TAPMonetepio de Moçambique (TAPMonetepio of Mozambique Building), on Avenida Samora Machel, Architect Alberto Soeiro (1960).jpg
  • Edificio Tonelli (Tonelli Building), on Avenida Patrice Lumumba & Avenida Vladimir Lenine, Architect Pancho Guedes (1954-8).jpg
  • Edifício Dragão (Dragon Building), on Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, Architect Pancho Guedes (1951).jpg
  • greja de Polana (Polana Church), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah Avenida Dr Egas Moniz  Rua Luis Pasteur, Architect Nino Craveio Lopes (1959-62).jpg
  • Residence on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes.jpg
  • O Leão Que Ri (The Lion that Laughed), on Avenida Kwame Nkrumah, Architect Pancho Guedes – detail (1956).jpg

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