Ruined presidential palace in the jungle

Ruined presidential palace in the jungle


Gbadolite, Central African Republic (CF)
Styled as the 'Versailles of the Jungle', this luxurious palace was built in the 1970s by Mobutu Sese Seko, one-time president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and completely destroyed, looted and ransacked after his fall in 1997.
Styled as the 'Versailles of the Jungle', this luxurious palace was built in the 1970s by Mobutu Sese Seko, one-time president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and completely destroyed, looted and ransacked after his fall in 1997.
View in Google Earth In The News, Palaces, Abandoned
Links: www.bbc.com
By: hhgygy

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