Royal Palaces of Abomey, Abomey

Name: Royal Palaces of Abomey
Address: Abomey, Benin

#2 among attractions in Abomey

Unesco, Museum, Palace

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The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over an area of 40 hectares at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into a powerful military and commercial empire, which dominated trade with European slave traders on the Slave Coast until the late 19th century, to whom they sold their prisoners of war. At its peak the palaces could accommodate up to 8000 people. The King's palace included a two-story building known as the "cowrie house" or akuehue. Under the twelve kings who succeeded from 1625 to 1900, the kingdom established itself as one of the most powerful of the western coast of Africa. ()

Alternative names: Unesco: from 1985Area: 0.7 mi²Coordinates: 7°11'8"N, 1°59'17"E

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Royal Palaces of Abomey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace Museum, Palais royaux d'Abomey, Agbokpa, Zounzounmè.

0.4 miE
, Museum
Palace Museum, Abomey
11 min walk • The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over an area of 40 hectares at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey.
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Forts and castles
Palais royaux d'Abomey, Abomey
10 min walk • The Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904.
1.4 miSW
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Agbokpa, Abomey
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1.4 miSW
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Zounzounmè, Abomey
37 min walk • Zounzounmè is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey.
1.4 miSW
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Vidolè, Abomey
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5.6 miE
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Bohicon II, Bohicon
143 min walk • Bohicon II is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Bohicon.
5.5 miE
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Bohicon I, Bohicon
141 min walk • Bohicon I is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Bohicon.
5.6 miE
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Cana I, Bohicon
142 min walk • Cana I is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Zogbodomey.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Hounli, Abomey
37 min walk • Hounli is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Djègbè, Abomey
37 min walk • Djègbè is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Sèhoun, Abomey
37 min walk • Sèhoun is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey.