Hôtel du Gouvernement

Hôtel du Gouvernement (Government Hall), colloquially known as Immeuble du Gouvernement (Government Building), or Bâtiment Intelligent (Smart Building), is a nine-story building located in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is conveniently situated along Boulevard du 30 Juin and houses numerous central government ministries and accommodates various public services.

The building was officially inaugurated by then-President Joseph Kabila on July 20, 2015, alongside the Monument de l'Unité Nationale at the building's frontage. Covering a total area of 23,300 square meters, it was constructed by the Chinese company SZTC (Société Zhengwei Technique Congo), employing approximately 500 Congolese and 200 Chinese workers.

Construction
President Joseph Kabila commenced the project on August 1, 2013, at the Place Royale in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa to accommodate ministerial cabinets and their attendant bureaucracies in the urban confines of Kinshasa. Fridolin Kasweshi, the Minister of Territorial Development, Urban Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works, and Reconstruction, stated that the project was expected to last 20 months. It was designed as an eleven-story building with a basement for technical services, a ground floor for housing protocol and security services, a bank branch, and a restaurant. The project's estimated cost was 200 million CDF, funded from resources resulting from the government's improvement of public finances management.

Unveiling
During the inauguration ceremony on July 20, 2015, following the 55th anniversary of independence, the Hôtel du Gouvernement was unveiled, revealing a nine-story building with an associated fiscal expenditure of $41 million. It boasts 135 offices for administrative staff, 16 conference halls, 133 offices for auxiliary staff, 6 elevators, toilet rim blocks, changing rooms and was constructed in accordance with international standards, prominently featuring fire safety protocols, an all-encompassing central air conditioning system, state-of-the-art acoustic apparatus, intranet networks, cable television infrastructure, dynamic display mechanisms, vigilant surveillance cameras, and power supply.

The conference and training rooms occupy the intermediate floor, while the eight contiguous levels are reserved exclusively for ministerial cabinets and their attendant bureaucracies. The terrace and heliport are on the roof level, while the subterranean stratum accommodates the technical services. The ground floor is allocated for protocol and security services, a bank, and a restaurant.

In 2023, Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge inaugurated an emergency medical unit consisting of a reception area, a triage box for patient categorization, a doctor's office, two nurses' stations, a pharmacy, a laboratory replete with a screen for the examination of medical imagery and procedures, a VIP observation room, a standard observation room, and shower facilities.