Editing Dili (section)

===Buildings and monuments===
[[File:Dili cities rivers.png|thumb|upright|Dili Municipality (prior to the separation of Atauro), with sucos considered urban in red]]
The old quarter of the city lies within what is now the city's eastern half.<ref name="JICA2011"/>{{rp|5–20}} The original Portuguese settlement occurred in a grid parallel to the shore, and the city has extended along this east-west axis.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|15}} The older parts of the city are the most densely built up, with little available land. The western portion of the city is the location of the airport and has the most recent urban growth.<ref name="MPW2014"/>{{rp|i}} Most infrastructure was destroyed in 1999,<ref name="Vitor2015"/>{{rp|103}}<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.estatal.gov.tl/Documents/District%20Development%20Plans%20and%20Profiles/Dili/Dili%20District%20_eng.pdf|title=Profile of Dili District |publisher=Estatal.gov.tl |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408144609/http://www.estatal.gov.tl/Documents/District%20Development%20Plans%20and%20Profiles/Dili/Dili%20District%20_eng.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>{{rp|2}} including 68,000 homes.<ref name="Cryan2015"/>{{rp|143}} Following rebuilding as of 2010, 71.6% of houses have concrete or brick walls.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|2–18}} In Hera however, just over 50% of houses were mostly wooden as of 2014.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–20}}

Land rights remain complicated and unresolved as a result of the 2006 crisis, with returns of former residents to the capital having been carried out on an ad-hoc basis. There are disputes between residents who claim land was taken from them by previous regimes, and the national government that has created what is seen as an expansive definition of state land. Developing a formal property system and land register is a key development goal.<ref name="Cryan2015"/>{{rp|143–144}} Those living in houses with this mixed ownership history, perhaps up to 50% of all residents, face heightened risk of eviction.<ref name="Scambary2021"/>{{rp|289–290}}

Important government buildings which form the core of the city are clustered around the [[Port of Dili]]. The outskirts of the city are the most recently developed, and grew organically without much urban planning.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|15}} The central core (Bairro Central) contains most administrative buildings, and has the most buildings constructed with [[masonry]].<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|59}} It retains many buildings that reflect Portuguese-era architecture.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|I-5}} To the east of the central government area is the old Chinese area, which still retains a number of Chinese-influenced buildings.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|81-86}}

Portuguese-era buildings are most common in the Motael, Gricenfor, and Bidau Lecidere sucos,<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|I-8}} often stretched along the main road running through the old part of the city, the {{ill|Avenida Nicolau Lobato|de}}.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|75-79}} The main government complex is located at the Largo Infante Dom Henrique, next to the seafront. This location was part of the 1951 urban plan.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|61}} The primary building here is the [[Government Palace, Dili|Government Palace]], consists of three two-story buildings connected by a single arcade which were built at different periods between 1953 and 1969.<ref name="Miranda2015"/>{{rp|63}} 
Another old building is the [[Municipal Market of Dili|former Market Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hpip.org/en/Heritage/Details/429 |title=Market |publisher=Heritage of Portuguese Influence |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref>

The government has identified a number of heritage buildings in the city, especially in the old quarter.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–23}} New buildings are being built to house cultural institutions. The Museum and Cultural Centre of Timor-Leste is tasked with hosting the country's cultural artefacts.<ref name="SDP2011"/>{{rp|65}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=4278&n=1&lang=en |title=Timor-Leste Art and Culture: Future Timor-Leste Museum and Cultural Centre |publisher=Government of Timor-Leste |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=14 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714165446/http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=4278&n=1&lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Library of Timor-Leste]] is intended to serve as both a library and a national archive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=4257&lang=en&n=1 |title=Timor-Leste Art and Culture: The Future National Library and Timor-Leste Archives |publisher=Government of Timor-Leste |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=14 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714165445/http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=4257&lang=en&n=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/cdnlao/meetings/pdf/AR2014_Timor_Leste.pdf |title=National Library of Timor-Leste Annual Report |publisher=Ministry of Tourism |date=February 2014 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414001614/https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/cdnlao/meetings/pdf/AR2014_Timor_Leste.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:2021-12-16 Sede do Municipio de Dili.jpg|thumb|Dili City Hall]]
Notable churches include the [[Motael Church]], the oldest in the country, which became associated with resistance to Indonesian rule.<ref name="DeGiosa2019"/>{{rp|88}} The [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili|Immaculate Conception Cathedral]] was built with the intention of being the largest church in Southeast Asia.<ref name="DeGiosa2019"/>{{rp|84}} The [[Cristo Rei of Dili]] is a {{convert|27|m|ft|adj=on}} tall statue of Jesus situated on top of a globe at the end of the eastern [[Cape Fatucama|Fatucama peninsula]].<ref name="USAIDCristoReiSMP"/>{{rp|12}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tourism-in-timor |title=Tourism in Timor? &#124; Travel + Leisure |publisher=Travelandleisure.com |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-date=8 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708095008/http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tourism-in-timor |url-status=live }}</ref> It is positioned at the end of a [[Stations of the Cross]] pathway including over 500 steps.<ref name="SDP2011"/>{{rp|146}} It was a present from the government of Indonesia during occupation for the 20th anniversary of [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|East Timor's integration into Indonesia]]. Its height reflects the symbolism of East Timor being Indonesia's 27th province at the time of the monument's construction in 1996.<ref name="DeGiosa2019"/>{{rp|85}}

The Integration Monument commemorates the Indonesian annexation of the territory in 1976. It takes the shape of a statue of an East Timorese warrior in traditional dress breaking the chains round his wrists, deliberate chosen to associate traditional Timorese identity with Indonesian rule. The monument has not been demolished, but is instead now regarded as representing the struggle against both periods of foreign rule.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arthur |first1=Catherine E. |title=Political Symbols and National Identity in Timor-Leste |isbn=978-3-319-98782-8 |pages=74–77 |chapter=Monuments and Memorials: Funu, Terus, and Constructing an East Timorese National Identity |series=Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies |year=2019 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-98782-8_3 |s2cid=158080398 |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-98782-8_3 |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195434/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-98782-8_3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[National Stadium (Timor-Leste)|National Stadium]] has two seating stands, one on either side, with grass banks providing space for other spectators. It has a capacity of around 9,000 people. It is often used to host [[association football]], the most popular sport in the country,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/06/27/the-road-to-moscow-how-mongolia-and-timor-leste-kicked-off-a-936-game-odyssey-to-russia/ |title=The road to Moscow: how Mongolia and Timor-Leste kicked off a 936-game odyssey to Russia |publisher=These Football Times |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195434/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/06/27/the-road-to-moscow-how-mongolia-and-timor-leste-kicked-off-a-936-game-odyssey-to-russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> although infrastructure issues mean the [[Timor-Leste national football team|national team]] must sometimes play home games in other countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/opponent-spotlight-timor-leste/ |title=Opponent Spotlight: Timor-Leste |publisher=Football Association of Singapore |date=18 November 2018 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525002627/https://www.fas.org.sg/opponent-spotlight-timor-leste/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the past it has been used to host refugees and distribute aid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2006/6/448e91721c/timor-leste-first-phase-emergency-relief-operation-completed.html |title=Timor-Leste: First phase of emergency relief operation completed |last=Pagonis |first=Jennifer |date=13 June 2006 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195434/https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2006/6/448e91721c/timor-leste-first-phase-emergency-relief-operation-completed.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1042317 |title=East Timorese refugees, including crying children, wait at a makeshift camp at Dili stadium after ... |publisher=Australian War Memorial |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195442/https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1042317 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1116923 |title=A birds eye view of the Dili Stadium where 18 members of a platoon from Charlie Company, 5/7th ... |publisher=Australian War Memorial |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408195436/https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1116923 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:Palacio do Governo 2011.jpg|[[Government Palace, Dili]] (Timor-Leste's prime minister's Office)
File:Hindu Tempel Dili04.jpg|[[Pura Girinatha]] [[Balinese Hinduism|Hindu]] temple, built during [[Indonesia]]n occupation
File:2017-03-30 Kathedrale von Dili 1.jpg|[[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili|Dili Cathedral]]
File:110623-F-HS649-551 (5881875275).jpg|[[Cristo Rei of Dili]] atop a summit on [[Cape Fatucama|Fatucama peninsula]] outside of Dili
File:Painel pateo AMRT1.jpg|[[Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum]]
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