Praça de Agostinho Neto

Monumental central rotunda ringed by Huambo's pink government buildings.

Praça de Agostinho Neto is Huambo's formal centre, a large rotunda framed by government buildings and a monument to Angola's first president. It is the clearest surviving expression of the planned-city idea behind old Nova Lisboa.

The square is worth seeing twice if you are staying overnight: once by day for the layout, and once after dark when the lights soften the severity. Be cautious with photography around the official buildings.

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