Palais de Marbre

Palais de Marbre
Map
Alternative namesMarble Palace
General information
Architectural styleHypermodern
Town or cityNgaliema, Kinshasa
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Completed1970 (1970)
OwnerJoseph Kabila
Design and construction
Architect(s)Eugène Palumbo and Fernand Tala N'Gai

The Palais de Marbre, also known as Marble Palace, is a palace and historic building in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated atop a hill in the Ngaliema Commune within the residential neighborhood of Ma Campagne, located a few miles from Mont-Fleury. The complex serves as a guest residence during specific official visits and is accessible to the general public, housing an exhibition that chronicles the history of Laurent-Désiré Kabila's assassination.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Nsapu, Dido (January 16, 2023). "Au Mémorial du Palais de marbre, les souvenirs restent encore vivaces 22 ans après l'assassinat de Mzee Kabila". www.digitalcongo.cd (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ "Bouclage au Palais de marbre: traque d'un fou suspecté d'être un infiltré rwandais" [Closure at the Marble Palace: tracking down a madman suspected of being a Rwandan infiltrator]. www.mediacongo.net (in French). April 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ "Vif engouement de la population au Mémorial Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila au Palais de marbre" [Strong enthusiasm of the population at the Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila Memorial at the Marble Palace]. ACP (in French). 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ^ Kouadio, Jean-Francois (2017-10-26). La Republique des singes (in French). Oxford, United Kingdom: African Books Collective. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-990922-62-6.
  5. ^ "Kinshasa commémore l'an 19 de l'assassinat de Laurent Désiré Kabila". Radio Okapi (in French). 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

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