Notre Dame des Apotres Photo

Photographer’s Note

Notre Dame des Apotres at Cotonou

Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin, as well as its largest city. The name 'Cotonou' means 'the mouth of the river of death' in the Fon language. Cotonou is located on the coastal strip between Lake Nokoué and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is cut in two by a canal, the lagoon of Cotonou, dug by the French in 1855.

Cotonou Cathedral or Notre Dame des Apotres - Roman Catholic cathedral, located near the Ancien Pont Bridge. It is noted for its distinct burgundy and white striped tiled architecture. The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou.The diocese was originally created on June 26 1883 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria. After several names changes under Dahomey, on 14 September 1955 it was promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou. The cathedral was run by Archibishop Bernardin Gantin (died 2008) from 1960 to 1971. The current archibishop of the cathedral and Cotonou is Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton. (from Wikipedia)

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bracasha75 (22267) 2009-04-03 1:19

Halo Achim
Na also jetzt eines von mehreres von Africa
Benin is ganz beschtimts arm aber die haben interesante losungen fur bauen.
Schon
Tschus,Bratislav

snunney (35298) 2009-04-03 1:23

Hello Achim,
Interesting capture of this modern cathedral, which seems to stand next door to the hospital. The unusual colours are well presented. Perhaps lacks some sharpness.

lousat (15866) 2009-04-03 1:34

Hi Achim,maybe not a top sharpness,but this church is very very unusual and it's a great choice for a pic,top quality of the colors,good clouds as background,have a nice day,Luciano

besnard (30976) 2009-04-03 1:43

Bonjour Achim
Elle est vraiment curieuse et intéressante cett église toute rayée. Son architecture est vraiment intéressante.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

papagolf21 (56593) 2009-04-03 1:46

Bonjour, cher Achim,
Voilà un édifice religieux qui sort des sentiers battus ! la coloration des parties verticales avec ses lignes horizontales attirent le regard tel un aimant !
Bel effet de perspective. Sujet intéressant très bien dressé.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Budapestman (42610) 2009-04-03 3:21

Hi Achim,
Splendid shot of this spectacular cathedral with superb composition. I like the unusual colours and the special atmosphere. Have a nice day!
George

TopGeo (22089) 2009-04-03 4:27

Hello Achim,
Interesting capture! Wonderful composition with scene of this modern cathedral, which seems in line with the hospital. Excellent perspective and top quality of the colors and details!
Nice work well done!
have a nice day
Georgios

nirvana73 (8816) 2009-04-03 5:22

Hello Achim
very nice Cathedral
i like architec
i like geometric shapes
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

ChrisJ (70393) 2009-04-03 7:03

Hi Achim

The red & white stRiped decor, is certainly eyecatching! A superb cityscape from Benin. Good sharpness, colour & contrast. Tfs!

danos (33016) 2009-04-03 8:40

Hello Achim,
unique shots from the unknown Africa!Nice shot with the native colours to be painted the Cathedral of the Notre Dame des Apotres.I like the presentation as the empty toad of the city.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

Graal (58515) 2009-04-03 9:56

Hi Achim,
unusual place and interesting cathedral, surprised red and white lines on the walls. Amazing document. Good photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-04-04 1:39

Hello Achim,
I like the atmosphere in this pic.
Nice colors too,
Have a nice day,
JB.

siolaw (25800) 2009-04-04 2:43

Hi Achim,
Do you work in an airline ? Coz you are still adding country after country to your already long list!!
The weather didn t help you very much here, but the monument is quite interesting architecturally! Framing and POV are fine!
Greetings
Laurent

jlbrthnn (38667) 2009-04-04 3:00

Hello Achim,
One cannot remain insensitive in front of such astonishing colors for a church, adapted to the local culture. Framing is very well made. The colors miss a little glare, but do not harm the attraction and the interest of the photograph. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

belido (16727) 2009-04-04 5:03

Hi Achim,

very curious church...a lot different than what we are used to see. Good photo, well chosen angle and perspective. Good job!
Regards,
Carlos

pierrefonds (26545) 2009-04-04 17:53

Hi Achim,

The 3/4 view is showing two sisdes of the church which is an asset to the composition. The presence of the people has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the architecture of the cathedral which has a special design. The quality of the light is enhancing the different tints of colors of the picture. have a nice day.

Pierre

Docarmo (8844) 2009-04-04 22:08

Hallo Achim,
A church with a look completely new for me!
Thanks for sharing!
MCV

jhm (83131) 2009-04-05 2:07

Hello Achim,
Splendid architecture picture.
Wonderful shot of this spectacular cathedral with superb composition.
Nice shot with the native colours to be painted the Cathedral of the Notre Dame des Apotres.

Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

Cricri (43524) 2009-04-05 2:19

Bonjour Achim
Vraiment très particulière cette église rayée, je ne pense pas qu'il doit être façile de la regardée aussi lontemps mais en tout les cas c'est une découverte intéressante ainsi que la note
Good sunday
cricri

Nicou (45471) 2009-04-06 2:35

Hello,

Trsèb elle iamge de cette église. le grapjhsie est mangigique ce rouge et rose est superbe, très beau captage.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

stego (22376) 2009-04-06 8:59

Hi Achim,
It's not so good technically, as it lacks brilliance and sharpness, but it's very worthy as a presentation of a curious church in a place seldom seen here or anywhere else. I wonder if they were inspired by zebras to design the church. :-)
Good POV and compo.
Regards, José.

UlfE (9096) 2009-04-06 10:27

Hi Achim,

You really have pictures from a massive number of countries in your gallery. Your first picture from Benin is very original. I have never seen a cathedral in such colours. Also very colourful shot as a whole. TFS and have nice evening!

Cheers,

Ulf

Jakab (3480) 2009-04-07 7:28

Hallo Achim,
interessante Architektur unter starkem moorischem Einfluß. Wer hätte gedacht, dass dieser Stil noch einmal aufersteht?
Im WS sende ich eine Version, wo ich an der Schärfe und der Verzerrung gebastelt habe.
Viele Grüße
Laszlo

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marietom (32060) 2009-04-09 13:15

hello Achim,

I've seen advertising for the Moov in Ivory Coast too. Nice composition.
Bonne soirée
Marie

Angshu (33985) 2009-04-09 22:41

Hello Achim
Interesting striped colours of the cathedral..very unusual. The compo. in a diagonal is well done & creates depth. Well done & thanks for sharing this picture from a country which is not very commonly seen here
Best Regards
Angshu