Palais royaux d'Abomey (Abomey, Benin)

found: Work cat: Larsen, L. Dahomey's royal architecture, 2023:CIP galley (The Royal Palace of Dahomey covers more than 108 acres and was surrounded by a wall over two miles long; added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1985) (DLC)2022060664

found: Terra 2008 (via Google books), 2011:p. 42, etc. (the site of the Palais royaux d'Abomey covers 47 hectares and includes 184 earthen buildings; eleven private palaces are associated with it, each king having built his official palace next to that of his predecessor; the palaces are organized in the form of a succession of hierarchical courtyards; each space has a very precise use and regulated by tradition [transl.])

found: UNESCO World Heritage List website, Dec. 29, 2022(Royal Palaces of Abomey; Palais royaux d'Abomey [Fr.]; from 1625 to 1900, 12 kings succeeded one another at the head of the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With the exception of King Akaba, who had his own separate enclosure, they all had their palaces built within the same cob-wall area, in keeping with previous palaces as regards the use of space and materials; site of the Royal Palaces of Abomey covers an area of 47 ha, and consists of a set of ten palaces, some of which are built next to each other and others which are superimposed, according to the succession to the throne; date of inscription: 1985) - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/323

found: World Monuments Fund website, Dec. 29, 2022(Royal Palaces of Abomey; A succession of twelve kings ruled the African kingdom of Abomey from the 17th century until the early 20th century and each of them built a lavish palace on the royal grounds. Over the centuries, the complex came to be filled with dwellings and attendant facilities (nearly 200) embellished with bas-reliefs, murals, and sculpture. Apart from the Glele and Guezo palaces which now house a historical museum, the site is one of abandonment) - https://www.wmf.org/project/royal-palaces-abomey