Royal Palaces of Abomey

World Heritage
Benin
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From 1625 to 1900, 12 kings successively ruled the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With the exception of King Akaba, who had his own independent palace, the palaces of the other kings were built within the same earthen wall area, consistent with the previous palaces in terms of space and use of materials. The Royal Palace of Abomey is a unique relic of this lost kingdom.

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Simbodji Palace after the fire (1895)

The royal compound in Abomey

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Left, Dance of the Fon chiefs during celebrations. Right, The celebration at Abomey (1908). The vete...

Dance of the Fon women during celebrations

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Information extracted from Wikidata

instance of Category:Interior of Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
executive body Royal Palaces of Abomey
number of rooms lccn-no98085559
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0gmc98x
Commons category Royal Palaces of Abomey
coordinate location Point(1.994002777 7.18645)
start time 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
point in time 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
area 47.6
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online

image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abomey%202006%201.jpg
media legend The royal compound in Ahomey
start time 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name القصور الملكية في أبوميه
official name Royal Palaces of Abomey
official name Palacios reales de Abomey
official name Palais royaux d'Abomey
official name アボメイの王宮群
official name Koninklijke paleizen van Abomey
official name Королевские дворцы Абомея
official name 阿波美皇宫
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online
area 181.4
applies to part buffer zone