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Tourism
Heritage, architecture and culture — the key historic sites and institutions of the DRC.
Tourism covers what you visit rather than what you do: landmark buildings in central Kinshasa, museums, historic sites, cultural centres and architectural works. It is the DRC you observe, whose history you understand and whose cultural richness you discover.
Ex-Sozacom Building, Kinshasa
One of the most striking towers in downtown Kinshasa, built between 1969 and 1977 on Boulevard du 30 Juin.
Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs Cathedral — Kisantu
The largest cathedral in Congo, 120 km from Kinshasa in Kongo Central province. Tuscan architecture, octagonal dome, restored in 2011.
National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNRDC)
The national museum of the DRC, inaugurated in 2019 in Kinshasa Lingwala. 12,000 cultural objects representing the many ethnic groups of the country.
The Limete Interchange — Kinshasa
210 m reinforced concrete tower at the intersection of Boulevard Lumumba and Avenue By-Pass in Limete. Built between 1970 and 1974, an architectural landmark of Kinshasa.
Immeuble Forescom — Place des Travailleurs, Kinshasa
The first building constructed in the DRC, on what is now the Place des Travailleurs in Kinshasa Gombe. Ocean liner-style architecture on a triangular plot at the river's edge.
Pont Maréchal of Matadi — Kongo Central
Suspension bridge of 722 m over the Congo river at Matadi, inaugurated on 20 May 1983. 53 m high, 2nd in Africa behind Maputo-Catembe, 68th worldwide.
Symphonie des Arts — Ngaliema, Kinshasa
Art gallery and botanical retreat in Kinshasa Ngaliema for over 40 years. Paintings, bronze sculptures, ceramics and wood. Tropical garden with peacocks and fountains.
Texaf Bilembo — Kinshasa Gombe
Cultural and artistic space in a former textile factory of over 1,000 m² in Kinshasa Gombe. Art gallery, educational workshops, café, restaurant and library on Congo.
Académie des Beaux-Arts — Kinshasa Gombe
Visual arts teaching institute founded in 1943 in Kinshasa Gombe. Painting, ceramics, metalwork, advertising, interior design. Sculptures, oil paintings and exhibitions on site.