Quartel Jaime Mota | |
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Av. Andrade Corvo, Praia, Cape Verde | |
Coordinates | 14°54′58″N 23°30′32″W / 14.9162°N 23.5088°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1826 |
Quartel Jaime Mota is a historical building in the historic city centre ( Plateau) of Praia, Cape Verde. It is situated at the southern end of Avenida Andrade Corvo, near the Presidential Palace of Cape Verde. It was built between 1823 and 1826 as a military barracks. The present structure in Neo-Manueline style dates from 1872, and was further expanded and modified in the late 19th and early 20th century. [1] After independence, it was named after Jaime Mota, a Cape Verdean militant of PAIGC who was killed in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau). [2]
In 2012 it was decided that the building will be restored and house both a military museum and services of the Ministry of Defence. [3] The Angolan Minister of Defence has agreed to cooperate in the rehabilitation works. [4]
Quartel Jaime Mota | |
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Av. Andrade Corvo, Praia, Cape Verde | |
Coordinates | 14°54′58″N 23°30′32″W / 14.9162°N 23.5088°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1826 |
Quartel Jaime Mota is a historical building in the historic city centre ( Plateau) of Praia, Cape Verde. It is situated at the southern end of Avenida Andrade Corvo, near the Presidential Palace of Cape Verde. It was built between 1823 and 1826 as a military barracks. The present structure in Neo-Manueline style dates from 1872, and was further expanded and modified in the late 19th and early 20th century. [1] After independence, it was named after Jaime Mota, a Cape Verdean militant of PAIGC who was killed in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau). [2]
In 2012 it was decided that the building will be restored and house both a military museum and services of the Ministry of Defence. [3] The Angolan Minister of Defence has agreed to cooperate in the rehabilitation works. [4]