Mogadishu Cathedral (Mogadishu)

Somalia / Banadir / Mogadishu / Corso Primo Luglio
 cathedral, church, ruins, Roman Catholic church

Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 in accordance with the Italian plan for the development of Mogadishu. It was built in a Norman Gothic style, and based of the Duomo di Cefalù. The last Bishop of Mogadishu, Salvatore Colombo, was killed while saying mass in this cathedral by armed insurgents in 1989. Since then, most of the building has been destroyed by Muslim fundamentalists.
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Coordinates:   2°2'8"N   45°20'29"E

Comments

  • Mogadishu was beautiful city in the past. You have destroyed what could be the source of money for that city, the only "tourists" who will go to your country, will wear the helmets and guns :((( bad for you ...
  • I don't think even soldiers will be visiting this place again. Somolia has nothing worth taking, and the world has learned the futility of trying to help these people. Somalia will remain forgotten by the civilized world.
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