Former residence of the Governor-General
Former residence of the Governor-General is a museum in Boma, Bas-Congo Province. Former residence of the Governor-General is situated nearby to the church Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, as well as near First church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Shinkakasa.
Fort de Shinkakasa
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort de Shinkakasa, also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926. Fort de Shinkakasa is situated 2½ km west of Former residence of the Governor-General.
Former residence of the Governor-General
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Résidence du Premier Gouverneur Général du Congo”
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Boma, Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-5.85473° or 5° 51′ 17″ southLongitude
13.05671° or 13° 3′ 24″ eastLevels
2Open location code
6F6M43W4+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 422057598OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Former residence of the Governor-General” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Voormalige residentie van de gouverneur-generaal”
- German: “Ehemalige Residenz des Generalgouverneurs”
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Highlights include Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption and First church.
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