Among its important buildings were some twelve churches, including São Salvador, as well as private chapels and oratories and an impressive two-story royal palace, the only such building in all of Kongo, according to visitor Giovanni Francesco da Roma (1648).
Bland dess större byggnader fanns tolv kyrkor, däribland São Salvador, liksom privata kapell och oratorium samt ett imponerande kungligt palats i två plan, den enda av sitt slag i hela Kongo, enligt besökaren Giovanni Francesco da Roma (1648).