Ronald de Hommel posted a photo:

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro dominates from every point in the city of Yamoussoukro, one of the most unlikely capitals in the world. The Cathedral is the largest in the world, a few m. higher than it's example in Rome. President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Cote d'Ivoire had the cathedral built 20 years ago in his birthplace that he had made capital of the country. Twenty years later Abidjan remains the economical and political capital of the country though.

tapperoa posted a photo:

Yamoussoukro

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Yamoussoukro

digital.vision posted a photo:

Basilique Notre Dame de la Paix, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

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Basilique Notre Dame de la Paix, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

NestleCSV posted a photo:

Enterprise Cooperative of Yamoussoukro (ECOYA) members at the official handover of their Nestlé cocoa nursery. Cote d'Ivoire, June 2010.

NestleCSV posted a photo:

Enterprise Cooperative of Yamoussoukro (ECOYA) members at the official handover of their Nestlé cocoa nursery. Cote d'Ivoire, June 2010.

NestleCSV posted a photo:

Enterprise Cooperative of Yamoussoukro (ECOYA) members at the official handover of their Nestlé cocoa nursery. Cote d'Ivoire, June 2010.

NestleCSV posted a photo:

Enterprise Cooperative of Yamoussoukro (ECOYA) members at the official handover of their Nestlé cocoa nursery. Cote d'Ivoire, June 2010.

SerialCoder posted a photo:

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Strobist: Vivitar 283 Fired right - front of subject at 1/32 power through softbox.

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the shy handsome one posted a photo:

Another one that belongs in a museum of some sort. Interestingly, the word steam roller is still used in many parts of the world (cf ångvält) even though they haven't been steam powered for several generations.

the shy handsome one posted a photo:

The covered walkway in front of the university is to protect residents from the sun and rain. This type of thing will become common as Africa becomes prosperous.

the shy handsome one posted a photo:

Felix Houphouët-Boigny built this magnificent Basilica in Yamoussoukro, his home village. It, like several other monumental buildings, seems very out of place in Africa.

the shy handsome one posted a photo:

In the village turned capital city of Yamoussoukro, an artificial lake holds a number of these crocodilians. They used to be fed with live chickens.

digital.vision posted a photo:

Basilique Notre Dame de la Paix à Yamoussoukro Côte d'Ivoire

digital.vision posted a photo:

Basilique Notre Dame de la Paix à Yamoussoukro Côte d'Ivoire

AKFudge posted a photo:

Waiting for the bus back to Abidjan. We were in Yamoussoukro then.

AKFudge posted a photo:

Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro. Tallest church in the world.