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People are strongly connected with the natural environment and continue practicing ancient rituals and traditions. There are sacred sites, funerary sites, water retaining walls, and terraced hills. The site was initially independently listed in Togo in 2004, the area in Benin was added in 2023. [9]
In recognition of the unique cultural significance of these monuments, UNESCO inscribed the Royal Palaces of Abomey under the List of World Heritage Sites in 1985 under Culture – Criteria IV. [2] The site inscribed consists of two zones namely, the palaces which form the principal zone and the Akaba Palace Zone on the north-northwest part of ...
This is a list of notable buildings and structures in Benin: Cotonou and suburbs. Banks. BCEAO Tower (Cotonou) Hospitals Hotels. Benin Marina ...
Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in Benin" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abomey; K.
On 3 April 2010, the African Renaissance Monument was unveiled in Dakar in front of 19 African heads of state, including President of Malawi and the African Union, Bingu wa Mutharika, Jean Ping of the African Union Commission, and the Presidents of Benin, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania and Zimbabwe, as well as representatives from North ...
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas. Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project.
In 2019 Jesus College agreed that Okukor "belongs with the current Oba at the Court of Benin” and should be returned to Nigeria. [ 15 ] In December 2020, following an application by the college under s.106 of the Charities Act 2011 , the Charity Commission for England and Wales authorised the transfer of the bronze to the Oba of Benin. [ 16 ]
The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. [1] The masks were looted by the British from the palace of the Oba of Benin in the Benin Expedition of 1897 .