Luanda - City Center

From the airport to the city center	Welcome to Luanda - the world's largest Portuguese-speaking city after São Paulo and Rio	Hotel Kudissanga, Luanda	Driving into the city center
Lots of satellite dishes	Flag of Angola, Rua da Samba	Angolan Flag with the tower of the Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, MPLA leader then the 1st President of Angola	Rua da Samba, Luanda
Rua da Samba, Luanda	Paróquia da Sé Catedral - Centro São José, Barirro Azul	Construction site for the new Assembleia Nacional de Angola	Artist's drawing of the new National Assembly of Angola under construction in Luanda
Coastal cliffs south of the city center, Luanda	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda	Agostinho Neto lead the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola during the war for independence from Portugal, 1961-1974	Luanda
Lagoon and fishermen's village across from the Neto Mausoleum	Peninsula forming the southern lagoon with shanties	Shanties built on the southern lagoon, Luanda	Southern Lagoon, Luanda
Southern Lagoon, Luanda	Marginal Santa Barbara in front of the Neto Mausoleum	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto still under construction in December 2010
AAA Building - Praia do Bispo, Luanda, Angola	An interesting modern building overlooking Chicala	Entering Luanda's downtown area	Downtown Luanda
Tropical decay, Downtown Luanda	Monument at the Largo do Baleizão, Luanda	Largo do Baleizão, Luanda - Av. 4 de Fevereiro	Largo do Baleizão, at the west end of the Luanda Corniche
Torres Atlantico, a post-oil office block on the Luanda Corniche	Bay Side Restaurant, Av. 4 de Fevereiro (Luanda Corniche)	Luanda's nicest building, the colonial-era Banco Nacional de Angola	Banco Nacional de Angola, Av. 4 de Fevereiro
The whole waterfront along Av. 4 de Fevereiro is under redevelopment	BDA - Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola	Nossa Seguros - a colonia-era building along the Corniche	Construction of a new tower, Luanda
Banco Caixa Geral Totta de Angola, Av. 4 de Fev.	Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda	Traffic along Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda	Waterfront redevelopment project, Luanda - "O futuro está a chegar à nossa baía"
The very 1950's-1960's Luanda in need of a polish	Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda	AngolAlissar LDA	Tile mural with cactus, Luanda
Tile mural - African warriors, farmers and wildlife, Luanda	Hotel Presidente, Luanda	Hotel Presidente, Luanda	Hotel Presidente, Luanda
Port Authority - Capitania do Porto at the northeast end of Av. 4 de Fevereiro marking the end of the Corniche	Port Authority - Capitania do Porto at the northeast end of Av. 4 de Fevereiro marking the end of the Corniche	Construction in downtown Luanda	Side street leading off Av. 4 de Fev., Luanda
Rua Luis Mota Leo, Luanda	Angola Telecom, Luanda	Angola Telecom, Luanda	Fading colonial building, Rua Maj. Kanhangulo, downtown Luanda
Rua Maj. Kanhangulo at Rua Mãe Isabel, Luanda	Mural of Luanda's palm lined Corniche back in the Portuguese days, Rua Maj. Kanhangulo	BFA billboard - Crescemos con Angola	Mega Bingo, Luanda
Transmundo, Luanda Imp. e Exp.	Rua Maj. Kanhangulo parallels the Corniche, 1 block inland	Rua Maj. Kanhangulo, Luanda	Sabadão da Mulherada, Luanda
Advertisements - Coca Cola & Cuca	The new InterContinental Luanda under construction, 2010	Torre Ambiente under construction, Luanda	Three Towers under construction between Rua Nasser and Rua Nehru
Hillside construction site of the new Luanda InterContinental	There's a nice view of downtown Luanda if you drive up Rua Nehru past the InterContinetnal	Torre Ambiente under construction, Luanda, 2010	View of Luanda with Ilha do Cabo across the bay
View of Luanda with Hotel Presidente and Angola Telecom	The Port of Luanda	Panoramic view of Luanda from Rua do Almirante Azevedo Coutinho, Miramar	Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar
Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar	Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar	Port of Luanda	Port of Luanda
Port Authority, Angola Telecom and Hotel Presidente, Luanda	View of Luanda from Rua do Almirante Azevedo Coutinho	Port of Luanda	Port of Luanda - Grimaldi Lines Repubblica di Venezia and Carmania Express
2010 -35 Years of Victory	Construction project, Luanda	Construction project, Luanda	Giant construction project underway at Largo do Kinaxixi
Kinaxixi Complex Project, Luanda	Sign for the Porto de Luanda	Downtown Luanda	I'm guessing that was a building under construction when the war broke out that was never completed
This squatter tower is on the southeast corner of Largo do Kinaxixi	Downtown Luanda	Museu Nacional de História Natural - Bem-vindo 900-1200 & 1430-1700	Hotel Trópico, Rua da Missá, Luanda
Hotel Trópico, Rua da Missá, Luanda	TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola	Rua da Missá, Luanda	Hotel Tivoli, Rua da Missá, Luanda
Rua da Missá, Luanda	Epic Sana Luanda Hotel nearing completion	Epic Sana Luanda Hotel, 2010	A Nova York, Luanda
Suniver, Downtown Luanda	Suniver, Downtown Luanda	New towers, Rua Rainha Ginga, downtown Luanda	Hotel Skyna, Luanda
Hotel Skyna, Luanda	Torres do Carmo twin tower residential complex under construction in downtown Luanda	Torres do Carmo under construction 2010 - Rua Joaquim Kapango	Torres do Carmo under construction 2010 - Rua Joaquim Kapango
Vitorias 35 Anos - Angolan independence, Luanda	Armazem Antonio dos Santos Limitada - Carvalho & Freitas Sarl	Beautiful downtown Luanda	Blue - Avida é uma festa, Luanda
Angolan Independence 1975-2010	Downtown Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda
Sonangol - the Angolan national oil company	Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda
Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Sonangol Tower, Luanda	Largo Rainha Ginga, Luanda
Largo Rainha Ginga, Luanda	Downtown Luanda	Slowly downtown Luanda is being cleaned up - Rua Cerveira Pereira	A mix of old and new - Rua Cerveira Pereira, downtown Luanda
Rua Rainha Ginga, Luanda	Torres Atlantico - Rua Francisco Tavora, Luanda	Club Palos, Luanda	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto	Coming around the hill to the old residential area of Praia do Bispo	Old residential area of Praia do Bispo south of the castle	Igreja de S. Joaquim, Praia do Bispo, Luanda
Igreja de S. Joaquim, Praia do Bispo, Luanda	Another pass by this modern hillside home overlooking Av. Dr. Antonio Agostino Neto	Another drive through downtown Luanda later in the day after visiting Ilha do Cabo	Largo do Baleizão, Luanda
Torres Atlantico, Av. 4 de Fev.	BRC - Juntos a construir o futuro hoje	Banco Nacional de Angola, later afternoon	Banco Nacional de Angola, 1956
Banco Nacional de Angola on the Luanda Corniche	Banco Nacional de Angola	Banco Nacional de Angola	Banco Nacional de Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola	The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro	Organized armed resistance to Portuguese rule was begun by the MPLA on 4 February 1961	The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro	Once the renewal of the waterfront park along Av. 4 de Fev. is complete, this may become an attractive area again	The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro	The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro
Tile mural on the corner of Av. 4 de Fev. & Rua Luis Mota Feo	Tile mural, Luanda Corniche	Tile mural, Luanda Corniche	Driving northeast along Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda
Hotel Presidente, Luanda	Port Authority, Luanda	Porto de Luanda	Porto de Luanda
Porto de Luanda	Porto de Luanda	Porto de Luanda	Angola Telecom
...and driving back the other way along the Corniche	Waterfront project - Requalificação de Baía de Luanda	Heading back to the south away from towntown	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda	Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda	Luanda really does need better taxis	Stuck in traffic, a common occurrence in Luanda
Leaving the city center southbound along Rio do Samba	Novo Templo - Jesus Cristo éo Senhor	Novo Templo - Stained glass window