Maputo's Iron House, Railway Station & Colonial Architecture
Explore Mozambique's elegant capital through its extraordinary colonial built heritage — Eiffel's iron house, a magnificent railway station, and Fortaleza fortress
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Casa de Ferro — Iron House
A prefabricated iron house shipped from Belgium and assembled in 1892, once attributed to Eiffel's workshop, now used as a government archive
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Maputo Railway Station
One of Africa's most beautiful stations — a domed building designed by Gustave Eiffel with ornate green ironwork and an arched ticket hall
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Fortaleza de Maputo
A 17th-century Portuguese fort overlooking the bay, now a military museum with cannons along the ramparts and exhibits on Mozambique's history
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Independence Square
The grand colonial square renamed after independence, flanked by government buildings and the historic City Hall in Maputo's administrative heart
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The Museum of Natural History
A colonial mansion housing one of Africa's most eccentric collections, including a famous fetus collection and extraordinary taxidermied animals
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Avenida Julius Nyerere Stroll
Maputo's main boulevard lined with low trees, embassies and colonial-era mansions stretching from the waterfront to the diplomatic quarter