Palais de Justice

Côte d'Ivoire


The Palais de Justice should be your first stop on a walk through town. Built in 1910, it was in this building that members of Côte d'Ivoire's PDCI-RDA political group – that of the country's first president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny – were arrested by the French authorities in 1949, in the struggle that preceded the country's independence.


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1. Musée National du Costume

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2. Mairie

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3. Cathédrale du Sacré Coeur

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Built in 1982, this cathedral boasts no special features but is useful as a landmark when finding your way around town.

4. Nick Amon's Art Gallery

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6. Monument aux Morts

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7. Market

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8. Hôtel Ivoire

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