Yamoussoukro Travel Guide

Named after a village queen, Yamoussoukro is the plush capital and pilgrimage center of Côte d'Ivoire. The country's first president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was born here but the city is better known for its Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, the largest Christian church on Earth. Consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1990, the baroque Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, also fondly called "White Elephants," has a greater surface area and a higher dome than its role model, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Inside it are huge slabs of marble pews and colorful stained...