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Royal Palace, Porto-Novo

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The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin.

It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period.

World Heritage Site

Historic site in Porto-Novo, Benin
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
Musée Honmè-Eté 1999
LocationPorto-Novo, Benin
Built forKing Toffa

The palace and the surrounding district was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 31 October 1996, in the Cultural category.

Gallery

  • Inside the museum Inside the museum
  • Inside the museum Inside the museum
  • Musée Honmè-Eté, 1999 Musée Honmè-Eté, 1999
  • Musée Honmè-Eté, 1999 Musée Honmè-Eté, 1999

References

  1. Kraus, Erika; Reid, Felicie (26 January 2010). Benin (Other Places Travel Guide). Other Places Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-9822619-1-0. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais Royal (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

6°28′09″N 2°37′30″E / 6.4693°N 2.6250°E / 6.4693; 2.6250


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