Palais du Peuple, Parliament building in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Palais du Peuple is a three-storey rectangular building of 30,000 m2, 225 m long and 135 m wide, built in Kinshasa from 1975 to 1979 under architects Lin Kia-Wu (Chinese side) and Seka Fwatuyisa (Zairian side). Its design was inspired by the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Inside are a congress hall seating 3,500, a banquet hall for 800 to 1,000, a 800-seat theatre, a 475-seat international conference room and nine rooms named after the country's former provinces.

President Mobutu Sese Seko commissioned the palace after his 1973 visit to China. Built from 1975 to 1979 with an interest-free Chinese credit line of US$100 million, it was inaugurated on 19 May 1979. In June 1997 the parliament moved here from the Palais de la Nation. Laurent-Désiré Kabila lay in state for three days in January 2001.

The nine conference rooms are named after the country's nine former provinces, and thirteen press rooms serve international summits. The palace has been used for national tributes: Laurent-Désiré Kabila lay in state for three days in January 2001, and rumba musician Papa Wemba was honoured there in May 2016.

The Palais du Peuple sits at the end of Avenue du 24 Novembre in the Lingwala area, north of the central boulevard; the vast forecourt and the adjacent Stade des Martyrs make the complex easy to locate. Access to the halls is reserved for parliamentary sessions and official ceremonies, so visitors normally see only the exterior and the esplanade. Weekday mornings are the least crowded for viewing the facade.

The palace's architecture was inspired by the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, designed by Zhang Bo. Chinese architect Lin Kia-Wu and Zairian architect Seka Fwatuyisa led the work. The building covers 30,000 m², measures 225 m by 135 m, and its congress hall seats 3,500 people.