Royal Palace, Porto-Novo

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.^[1] The palace and the surrounding district was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 31, 1996 in the Cultural category.^[2]

Gallery

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais Royal - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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