Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
Historic site in Porto-Novo, Benin
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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.[1]
World Heritage Site
| Royal Palace, Porto-Novo | |
|---|---|
Musée Honmè-Eté 1999 | |
![]() Interactive map of Royal Palace, Porto-Novo | |
| Location | Porto-Novo, Benin |
| History | |
| Built for | King Toffa |
The palace and the surrounding district was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 31, 1996, in the Cultural category.[2]
