The Azania Front Lutheran Church is a

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church in Dar es Salaam,

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, serving as a

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for the local

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. It is among the most well-known landmarks and

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attractions of the city. It is in the city center, close to the ocean, facing the harbour. It was built by the

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missionaries in 1898, in the

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n style of the time, with a red-tiled roof, tiled canopies over the windows and bright white walls.Azania Front Lutheran Church, Dar es Salaam
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Churches in Tanzania Buildings and structures in Dar es Salaam Churches completed in 1898 19th-century Lutheran churches Tourist attractions in Dar es Salaam 1898 establishments in the German colonial empire {{Lutheranism-stub