Yamoussoukro, a capital shaped by a basilica, lakes and memory
One night in Yamoussoukro lets you look beyond the basilica: this is a capital designed around Félix Houphouët-Boigny, its institutions and its lakes.
Read guide →The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace stands on the outskirts of Yamoussoukro. Its dome, colonnades and esplanade reveal the scale of this architectural work, which is also an active place of worship.
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