American School of Kinshasa 26, 2004. It is available here. American School of Kinshasa The American School of Kinshasa (TASOK) is an international, private, independent K-12 school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, for students aged between 3 and 18 years. TASOK was founded in 1961 as "TASOL" for "The American School of Leopoldville", Leopoldville being the name of the capital of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo. The "L" was amended to "K" when the name of the city was changed to Kinshasa in 1966. After independence in 1960, the Congolese schooling system entered into chaos, and many of the
City Hall, Dublin Dublin City Council won an award for the conservation work on the building. Most Dublin City Council staff are located in the newer and brutalist design Civic Offices, controversially built from 1979 on the site of a national monument, the Viking city foundations on Wood Quay. Dublin Corporation itself was renamed in the early 21st century as "Dublin City Council", previously the name of the assembly of councillors only. Some council meetings take place in City Hall. There is an exhibition on the history of Dublin City, called "Dublin City Hall, The Story of the Capital", located in the vaults.