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CASA DE FERRO

State building – Town Hall
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Av. Samora Machel, Maputo, Mozambique
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2024
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The "iron house" was designed in 1892 by Gustave Eiffel, who never set foot in Mozambique! It was prefabricated in Belgium before being sent and assembled in Maputo. It was originally intended to be the residence of the governor general of the colony. But the iron and steel structure quickly proved to be unsuitable in a very hot and humid country: unbearable heat, mosquitoes everywhere. The governor never lived there. Today, it houses the offices of the Ministry of Culture.

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Visited in february 2024
original mais chaud
conçu par Eiffel mais jamais habité car la température à l'intérieur des tôles chauffées au rouge est infernale
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Visited in march 2017
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La maison Eiffel fait partie des incontournables de Maputo. Toute en fer comme on peut facilement l'imaginer, elle surprend par son originalité. Rien d'extraordinaire non plus mais dans cette ville qui est plutôt pauvre touristiquement parlant, elle vaut le détour !
Visited in april 2016
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Liked to discover this unusual place.
Free tour Sunday, but honestly cost is not high. Good, one quickly also toured some: -) It is ultimately the history of this house, which is very interesting.

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