Einstein Block

Einstein Block is a school building in Nyarugenge, Kigali. Einstein Block is situated nearby to the government office URSU Student, as well as near the pitch Basketball and Volleyball Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali and Kandt House Museum.

École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali

School

The École Francophone Antoine de Saint-Exupéry or École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali, also known as the Kigali French School, is a school in downtown Kigali, Rwanda. École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali is situated 560 metres east of Einstein Block.

Kandt House Museum

Museum

Photo: Adygrafix250, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kandt House Museum, formerly known as the Natural History Museum, is located in what is now the city of Kigali, Nyarugenge District, westbound. This location was chosen as the colonial capital in Rwanda of Germany in 1907 by a German resident Richard Kandt under the name of Nyarugenge.The name was changed to Kigali in 1908 because it was too difficult for the colonialists to pronounce. Kandt House Museum is situated 2 km northwest of Einstein Block.

Hôtel des Mille Collines

Hotel

Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hôtel des Mille Collines is a large hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Hôtel des Mille Collines is situated 1¼ km north of Einstein Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyandungu Eco-park.

Nyandungu Eco-park

Photo: Aline NDACYAYISENGA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nyandungu Eco-park is a restored wetland and forest area in Kigali, Rwanda. The park has ornamental ponds, eastern gallery forests, medicinal plant gardens, paved walk ways, restaurants, information centers and other recreational services.

Einstein Block

Type: School building
Address: UR_CST
Categories: building and education
Location: Nyarugenge, Nyarugenge District, Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.95858° or 1° 57′ 31″ south

Longitude

30.06427° or 30° 3′ 51″ east

Levels

Height

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

6GCG23R7+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 765184836

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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