Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins)

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Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins) is the remains of a once-prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Mogadishu, Somalia, heavily damaged during the country’s civil conflict.

Aliases (1)

Cattedrale di Mogadiscio ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ruins → cathedral ruins → religious building ruins →
architect	Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia →
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival architecture →
architecturalType	cathedral →
builtBy	Italian colonial authorities →
builtDuring	Italian colonial period in Somalia →
completionDate	1928 →
condition	heavily damaged →
constructionEnd	1928 →
constructionStart	1923 →
country	Somalia →
currentUse	abandoned →
damagedDuring	Somali Civil War →
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary →
dedication	Our Lady of the Rosary →
demolitionPeriod	2008–2009 →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
diocese	Apostolic Vicariate of Mogadishu →
ecclesiasticalProvince	directly subject to the Holy See →
floorPlan	basilica plan →
furtherDamagedBy	urban warfare in Mogadishu →
heritageStatus	landmark of Mogadishu → symbol of Italian colonial heritage in Somalia →
inspiredBy	Cefalù Cathedral → Sicilian Norman cathedrals →
jurisdiction	Roman Catholic Church in Somalia →
locatedIn	Benadir region → Hamar Weyne district → Mogadishu → Old Town of Mogadishu →
majorDestructionPeriod	early 1990s →
material	concrete → stone →
nearbyLandmark	Hamar Weyne market → Mogadishu Old Port →
numberOfTowers	2 →
originalLanguage	Italian →
originalName	Cattedrale di Mogadiscio →
partlyDemolishedBy	Al-Shabaab militants →
rite	Latin Rite →
status	non-functioning church → ruins →
subjectOf	heritage preservation debates in Somalia → photographic documentation by journalists and NGOs →
surroundings	densely built urban area →
survivingElements	fragments of towers → parts of façade → sections of nave walls → traces of decorative stonework →
symbolizes	decline of Christian presence in Somalia → impact of civil war on cultural heritage →
towerPosition	west front →
wasAmongLargestChurchesIn	East Africa →
wasLargestChurchIn	Somalia →
wasPrincipalChurchOf	Roman Catholic community in Mogadishu →
wasSeatOf	Bishop of Mogadishu →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mogadishu →	hasLandmark
Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins) ("Cattedrale di Mogadiscio") →	originalName