The Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte is located on the most eastern tip of the Island of Mozambique within Stone Town . The island sits off the coast of Mozambique in Africa . The Chapel is situated outside the Fort Sao Sebastiao from which it can be reached through a gate.

Built by the Portuguese in 1522, the chapel is considered to be the oldest European building in the southern hemisphere . It is also considered to be one of the finest examples of Manueline vaulted architecture in Mozambique. ^[1]

Gallery [ edit ]

• 
  Chapel - Seaview
• 
  Chapel - View from Fort
• 
  Chapel - Full View
• 
  Chapel - View from Fort
• 
  Chapel - Entrance
• 
  Chapel - Inside

Notes [ edit ]

15°01′44″S 40°44′42″E  /  15.0288°S 40.7449°E  / -15.0288; 40.7449

This article on a Catholic church building is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .

• v
• t
• e

This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Mozambique is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .

• v
• t
• e