Truly Bizarre Monuments Found Abroad
| May 5, 2017
Monument to Laurent Kabila
This gigantic monument to dictator Laurent Kabila was built by the North Korean Mansudae Overseas Project, a group of North Korean artists that are permitted to work outside of the country. Their primary function so far has been to produce monuments for African dictators. This statue sits in the centre of a traffic circle in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is notable because of one little quirk many people have noticed. While the face is a credible likeness of Kabila, the body bears a strong resemblance to statues of Kim Jong Il.
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