Kinshasa,DRC

SpeakerBoxx · July 28th, 2005, 06:22 AM

Here some pictures I found on the Internet from Kinshasa

samba_man · July 28th, 2005, 06:39 AM

Well.....what can i say?....Good pics but a little bit old....but, anyway, thx for posting then!

StormShadow · July 28th, 2005, 06:46 AM

Yes, good pics but kinda old, well some of them. Love the African city pics. Thanks.

popo · July 28th, 2005, 01:43 PM

Ali ! Buma !Ye !

***Arpels*** · July 28th, 2005, 06:02 PM

nice

is good to have Africans citys in SSC, Kinshasa is a big city dont you have modern pics?

HirakataShi · July 29th, 2005, 03:08 AM

Kinshasa has a larger population than Montreal, yet over and over again, the fairy tale that Montreal is the world's second largest french speaking city is repeated. Why is that?

elfreako · July 29th, 2005, 12:25 PM

hmmm...maybe 'cos they speak Lingala and not French as their mother tongue?

Nemo · July 29th, 2005, 02:51 PM

Great pictures.

Its clear that the Belgians did'nt care a lot about building beautiful colonial architecture in the Congo in the first place. Only in their last days they built modern buildings. Its a pity, since Germany for example possessed only 35 year colonies, but left beautiful buildings.

However, we see too little about Kinshasa, and more pictures are very welcome!

Zarkon · July 29th, 2005, 04:22 PM

nice but I've seen better photos

Victoria · July 29th, 2005, 08:18 PM

Thanks for sharing.

Machiavel · October 10th, 2005, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popo

Ali ! Buma !Ye !

It's actually "Ali! Boma ye! Ko boma, which means to kill. Thanks for the pics and using that chant anyhow, it brings back good memories.

Machiavel · October 23rd, 2005, 01:26 AM

I don't know how to post the pictures straight up without the link, so I am just going to post links containing new pics of Kinshasa I found on the net.

Kinshasa "la belle" 2003
http://www.lardc.com/zaire/

Kinshasa 2004

http://www.lardc.com/zaire/

http://www.lardc.com/zaire/

***Bond James Bond*** · October 23rd, 2005, 03:30 AM

^
Thanks.

Even the Congo has sprawl.

Mekky II · October 23rd, 2005, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HirakataShi

Kinshasa has a larger population than Montreal, yet over and over again, the fairy tale that Montreal is the world's second largest french speaking city is repeated. Why is that?

Actually the second biggest french speaking city in the world is Abidjan. We say Montréal because québecois (french canadians) do more thing to promote french internationally that any other french speaking people, they do festivals and so on, so in fact we say second culturally after Paris, not specially for number of speakers ...

***Chibcha2k*** · October 23rd, 2005, 03:57 AM

interesting city....i find really curious that Libreville( am i right?) is just in front...

Machiavel · October 23rd, 2005, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekky II

Actually the second biggest french speaking city in the world is Abidjan. We say Montréal because québecois (french canadians) do more thing to promote french internationally that any other french speaking people, they do festivals and so on, so in fact we say second culturally after Paris, not specially for number of speakers ...

Kinshasa has 7 million people, Abidja has 5 million while Montreal has 1.8 million. So the biggest of these cities as far as total area is Kinshasa by far with more than 9,000 sqare kilomoters. So by total area and population, Kinshasa is even bigger than Paris. However, you have to consider the literacy rate. If you take that into account, then Paris and Montreal come first and 2nd before these cities. Because with the low literacy rate, the overwhelming majority of the population in those African countries do not speal French.

So I don't know how they determine which is the bisggest French speaking cities.

triboro · October 23rd, 2005, 07:21 AM

in in in indonesia.

You are to blame · October 23rd, 2005, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chibcha2k

interesting city....i find really curious that Libreville( am i right?) is just in front...

this is libreville (pop 1 million), the capital of Gabon. I don't know why you bright it up in a kinshasa thread though.

Brazzavile is the city across the river from Kinshasa if thats what you are asking

anyway back to pics of kinshasa

for hundreds of african cities pics of 30 cities, follow the link
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...89#post3364189

Machiavel · October 24th, 2005, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by You are to blame

this is libreville (pop 1 million), the capital of Gabon. I don't know why you bright it up in a kinshasa thread though.

anyway back to pics of kinshasa

for hundreds of african cities pics of 30 cities, follow the link
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...89#post3364189

What's the best architect for city planning or urban design in the world? Because, it would be nice if he could do some magic on Kinshasa. The city is filthy and many "construction anarchiques" just render it ugly. I wish some day they will decide to arrange the old buildings, the streets and sidewalk etc.

You are to blame · October 24th, 2005, 06:14 AM

You do know that the country is coming out of the worst war since World War II, 3 million dead. Urban planning is the least of the Congo's problem.

July 28th, 2005, 06:22 AM	#1
SpeakerBoxx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 27	Kinshasa,DRC Here some pictures I found on the Internet from Kinshasa

July 28th, 2005, 06:39 AM	#2
samba_man Flamengo Campeão 09 \o/ Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,329	Well.....what can i say?....Good pics but a little bit old....but, anyway, thx for posting then! __________________ \|<O>\| Proud to be Brazilian

July 29th, 2005, 02:51 PM	#8
Nemo ******** Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 1,102	Great pictures. Its clear that the Belgians did'nt care a lot about building beautiful colonial architecture in the Congo in the first place. Only in their last days they built modern buildings. Its a pity, since Germany for example possessed only 35 year colonies, but left beautiful buildings. However, we see too little about Kinshasa, and more pictures are very welcome! __________________ ◊◊◊◊◊

July 29th, 2005, 04:22 PM	#9
Zarkon Metalhead User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Roma Posts: 1,474	nice but I've seen better photos __________________ Abbiamo religioni a sufficienza per farci odiare, ma non a sufficienza per farci amare l'un l'altro. -Jonathan Swift-

July 29th, 2005, 08:18 PM	#10
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July 28th, 2005, 06:46 AM	#3
StormShadow Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: N.Y.C. Posts: 4,010	Yes, good pics but kinda old, well some of them. Love the African city pics. Thanks.

July 28th, 2005, 01:43 PM	#4
popo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 23	Ali ! Buma !Ye !

July 28th, 2005, 06:02 PM	#5
*Arpels* Αλέξανδρος Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Guarda/Moita Posts: 49,671	nice is good to have Africans citys in SSC, Kinshasa is a big city dont you have modern pics?

July 29th, 2005, 03:08 AM	#6
HirakataShi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Osaka Posts: 1,004	Kinshasa has a larger population than Montreal, yet over and over again, the fairy tale that Montreal is the world's second largest french speaking city is repeated. Why is that?

July 29th, 2005, 12:25 PM	#7
elfreako Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doha Posts: 360	hmmm...maybe 'cos they speak Lingala and not French as their mother tongue?

October 23rd, 2005, 01:26 AM	#12
Machiavel Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 358	I don't know how to post the pictures straight up without the link, so I am just going to post links containing new pics of Kinshasa I found on the net. Kinshasa "la belle" 2003 http://www.lardc.com/zaire/ Kinshasa 2004 http://www.lardc.com/zaire/ http://www.lardc.com/zaire/

October 23rd, 2005, 03:30 AM	#13
*Bond James Bond* Licence to kill. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Apple Maggot Quarantine Area Posts: 5,857	^ Thanks. Even the Congo has sprawl. __________________ Posh

October 23rd, 2005, 03:57 AM	#15
*Chibcha2k* XPC Fagua chinanuca Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Altiplano Cundiboyacense sumercé Posts: 6,245	interesting city....i find really curious that Libreville( am i right?) is just in front... __________________ WAYUU Jemeishi taya julü’ü wane mma warattüsiü Kepiashi taya ja’aka jorottüi, jaitairü apain. Taya juwaralain wane lapü jumaiwajatü Vito Apüshana

October 23rd, 2005, 07:21 AM	#17
triboro BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 99	Yeah the Dutch did wonders in in in indonesia.

October 24th, 2005, 06:14 AM	#20
You are to blame Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,598	You do know that the country is coming out of the worst war since World War II, 3 million dead. Urban planning is the least of the Congo's problem. __________________ African Cities II - 30+ cities http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...01#post6361101 Africa GDP (PPP): $3.1 Trillion (2008) Population: 930 million people

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