Royal Palaces of Abomey

Royal Palaces of Abomey

Year

1858

Type

building

Walled royal compound of the Kingdom of Dahomey, founded in 1625 and built up by twelve successive Fon kings until the French sack of 1892. The 47-hectare site holds ten principal palaces inside a single perimeter, each king adding his own …

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