Lome Cathedral
Lome Cathedral
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themic_virginia
Virginia20 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
As others said, very tough to get to it with all the crowds. However, if you're catholic, you can get there on a Sunday morning with almost no crowd in sight. Definitely a local experience to go to mass there, and people at mass are friendly to Westerners without being weird about it.
Written November 21, 2015
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Adrian F
Santiago de Compostela, Spain274 contributions
Feb 2020
Neither sorrow nor glory. Place to visit, which you will see if or if walking through the city, is what it is, the cathedral of Lome. You have to be clear at all times that it is Africa for the good and for the rest :)))
Written February 19, 2020
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Bruno V
AREQUIPA, Peru1,229 contributions
Oct 2019
This neo gothic building has nothing particular to offer, just a normal plain church building. On the back it has a small garden with a Mary sanctuary. on the side of the church there are some administrarive buildings from the local church organisation.
Written November 25, 2019
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jasmine
Madison, WI161 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
Togo has a varied history and continues ti be a place with complicated politics. But before it was a French colony it was a German colony and this church stands as a testament to German occupation and colonial rule in West Africa. It's a pretty but basic church still in operation today with an area around the back that you can climb to get a view of the neighborhood. If you are in the area, and especially if you are German, swing by.
There's a plaque in the church with names and cities in Germany of the german people who helped pay to restore and also build the original church (no local togo people are mentioned) and my husband was surprised to see his little city of Speyer.
I'm not sure, if I were German, I'd be proud of my colonial history, but nevertheless, the Germans I happened to be with loved seeing their countries often overlooked colonial history.
FYI Germany had colonies in 6 modern day African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Togo
There's a plaque in the church with names and cities in Germany of the german people who helped pay to restore and also build the original church (no local togo people are mentioned) and my husband was surprised to see his little city of Speyer.
I'm not sure, if I were German, I'd be proud of my colonial history, but nevertheless, the Germans I happened to be with loved seeing their countries often overlooked colonial history.
FYI Germany had colonies in 6 modern day African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Togo
Written March 24, 2018
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Nigel A
Dorchester, UK96 contributions
Sep 2017
The cathedral is stunning to look at from the outside and is surrounded by a very busy atmospheric market where I was able to wander without being unduly hassled. However, the cathedral interior did not excite me and was not worthy of a visit.
Written December 22, 2017
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TEVI L
LOME32 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
This Cathedral is near the big market ( Grand marche )of Lome.A sister of my wife has done her wedding there and I was invited . People used to go there for prayer .If you are catholic and you want to go to catholic church , you can go there . It is the big and old catholic church in Togo.They will wxelcxomed you.
Written December 15, 2015
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DanielD525
London, UK1,429 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
Strong red and white colouring that's circled by the Grande Marche, so peace and madness in the same vicinity. Very similar looking to the Cathedral in Kpalime, displaying German colonisation before the French. There is a school next door where we handed out crayons to the little ones. Hard to get good exterior pics as it's so backed up to the market, but the whole building is in a good state and a striking emblem amongst Lome's hustle..
Written January 29, 2019
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Voslapp
Frankfurt, Germany64 contributions
Jan 2015
probably one of the oldest buildings in togo, great stained windows and an amazing architecture. definitely a must visit while in Togo.
Written December 16, 2015
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Tanksmon
Spartanburg, SC545 contributions
Jul 2015 • Business
I only saw it from the outside, but it is in the middle of the Grand market and very hard to access. I had to fight through all the stalls in the Grand Marche to get close the church -- then there was a service going on and everyplace was filled.
Written July 25, 2015
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zoe kotnik
5 contributions
Dec 2018
We have traveled around Vietnam for more than 3 months.
On our journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, we have experienced so many wonderful things.
On our journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, we have experienced so many wonderful things.
Written November 30, 2019
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_agathangelo50
Kampala, Uganda
Hi
The church is awesomely attractive. Do you have a guest house attached? I would like to come and celebrate holy mass in the near future.
If you have accommodation what is the charge per night ?
Written July 2, 2018
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