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Renaissance Palace
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The '''Renaissance Palace''' is the [[official residence]] of the [[List of heads of state of the Central African Republic|President]] of the [[Central African Republic]], located in the 1st arrondissement of [[Bangui]], at the foot of Gbazabangui Hill and facing the ''PK zéro''. Originally, it was the residence of the Governor of [[Ubangi-Shari]]<ref> Stephen Smith, Géraldine Faes, ''Bokassa Ier un empereur français'', Calmann-Lévy, 29 mars 2000 </ref> before, following the independence in 1960, it become the seat of the President of the Republic.
== Architecture ==
The original building with [[veranda]]s was built from 1917 to 1920 by [[Victor Henri Sisson]].<ref> Thierry Bangui, Cahiers d'Outre-mer n°261, [https://ift.tt/2XC0WRc ''L'architecture coloniale du centre-ville de Bangui''], janvier 2013</ref>
The palace was reconstructed during the rule of [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] (1966–1979).
== References ==
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangui]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1920]]
[[Category:Presidential residences]]
== Architecture ==
The original building with [[veranda]]s was built from 1917 to 1920 by [[Victor Henri Sisson]].<ref> Thierry Bangui, Cahiers d'Outre-mer n°261, [https://ift.tt/2XC0WRc ''L'architecture coloniale du centre-ville de Bangui''], janvier 2013</ref>
The palace was reconstructed during the rule of [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] (1966–1979).
== References ==
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangui]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1920]]
[[Category:Presidential residences]]
June 30, 2019 at 02:31AM
