architecture
Kinshasa Central Station’s Clock Tower
A pale clock tower rises above the low frontage of Kinshasa’s central station.
The story behind the place
Kinshasa’s central station belongs to the railway connection between the capital and Matadi. A presidency report places the station in Gombe and describes the route linking the two cities. The pale clock tower makes an easily recognised landmark above the lower station buildings. Look for the small circular dial near the top and the contrast between the tall plain shaft and the horizontal roofs below. The railway’s history is part of the city’s wider relationship with the Congo River and transport to the Atlantic coast.
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Read more from the sources
- Reprise du trafic ferroviaire Kinshasa–MatadiPrésidence de la République démocratique du Congo
- Actual named subject and exterior referenceWikipedia / identified actual photograph source
- Kinshasa Central Railway Station — GeoNames8693255Mapcarta / GeoNames
