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The Basilica of Saint Anne in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, is a Catholic church built in the 1940s using a mix of European and African design styles. The vast green-tiled building is 85 metres long, with a transept 45 metres wide and a 22-metre-high arch. (Photo © Tom Robertson)

The Basilica of Saint Anne in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, is a Catholic church built in the 1940s using a mix of European and African design styles. The vast green-tiled building is 85 metres long, with a transept 45 metres wide and a 22-metre-high arch. (Photo © Tom Robertson)

The Basilica of Saint Anne in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, is a Catholic church built in the 1940s using a mix of European and African design styles. The vast green-tiled building is 85 metres long, with a transept 45 metres wide and a 22-metre-high arch. (Photo © Tom Robertson)