abidjan has some very striking architecture, including st. paul’s cathedral. this is the second largest cathedral in africa, built to resemble an anthropomorphic giant. it was built by cote d’ivoire’s long-time autocrat and ardent catholic felix houphoeut-boigny in the early 1980s. houphoeut-boigny’s other catholic masterpiece is the basilica of our lady of peace in the administrative capital of cote d’ivoire, yamoussoukro, which is the largest church on earth.
