I-Basilica ye-Our Lady of Peace (yaziwa njengendawo yeBaselique de Notre Dame de la Paix ) yakhiwe kwisixeko esincinane saseYamoussoukro (Yakro) idolophu yaseFilix Houphouet-Boigny, owayengumongameli we-Ivory Coast. Kubukeka njengeSt. Peter's Basilica eRoma, kodwa kunene kakhulu. Iinkokheli ezininzi zaseAfrika kuma-1970 nakwama-1980 zazama ukusebenzisa izibonelelo ezincinci zamazwe ukwakha izakhiwo ezinqabileyo ezingafanelekanga ngokuthe ngqo kwimozulu, kodwa zifaneleke kakhulu kwi-egos yazo.
Amazwi anomdla malunga ne-Basilica
I-Basilica ye-Lady of Peace yethu ilandelelwe emva kwe-Basilica yaseSt. Peter eRoma, kodwa inkulu, eyenza icawa enkulu emhlabeni. Yakhiwe phakathi kuka-1985 no-1989 ngeendleko zeedola ezingama-300 (ngokuphindwe kabini ityala lelizwe). Yakhiwa ngokupheleleyo ngeemartile (amahektare angama-30) angeniswa e-Itali kwaye ihlotswe ngeenyawo ezingama-23,000 zee-square (7,000 m2) zeglasi edayiweyo eFransi.
UFeliksi Houphouet-Boigny ubonakala ngokugqithiseleyo kwimibala yefestile yecala likaYesu kunye nabapostile ngaphakathi kwe-basilica. Upapa uJohn Paul weza ukuba angcwalise ibandla ngenxa yokuba isibhedlele sakhiwa kufuphi; akuzange kube njalo.
Ingaba Kukho nawuphi na Usetyenziso?
Abantu abayi-18,000 banokukhonza kunqulo lwama-basilica (ama-7,000 ahleliyo, ama-11 000 ahleli) kodwa ayisoloko esondele ngokupheleleyo. Le nto inokuyenza into yokuba iphakathi kwinqaba elikufutshane needolophu malunga nabantu abayi-120,000 abahluphekayo kakhulu, ininzi lawo engekho yamaKatolika.
Indlu yasepapa eyakhelwe kuphela ukutyelela kwamapolisa iye yahamba engenanto kuba i-basilica yokuthobeka kwangaphambili.
Amavolontiya e-Peace Corps kunye nabakhenkethi bexesha elithile e-Ivory Coast banomdla ukuza kubona i-basilica kuba isakhiwo esihle kakhulu. Abantu basekuhlaleni banokuzingca.
Ukutyelela i-Basilica ye-Our Lady of Peace
Unokubamba indiza yendawo ukuya eYamoussoukro kunye nomhlaba kwisiza seesikhumulo sezindiza ezakhelwe ukulungiselela i-Concorde (uMongameli uFelik Houphouet-Boigny wayengathandi ukwenza iiprojekthi zakhe zezilwanyana).
Kukho neendawo ezininzi zebhasi ezidlulayo ukusuka iYamoussoukro yindawo yezothutho. Unokubamba ibhasi e-Abidjan, Man okanye eBouake. Unokubamba iibhasi zendawo kwaye uhambe eNiger, eBurkina Faso, naseMali ukusuka apha.
Ihotele efanelekileyo kunazo zonke kule ndawo nguMongameli we-Hotel.
Ukufumana ulwazi oluninzi lokuhamba ukhangele i-Lonely Planet ye-West Africa Guide.