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Andafiavaratra Palace

🇲🇬 Madagascar

Andafiavaratra Palace in Madagascar
Photo: Maky (Alex Dunkel) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Andafiavaratra Palace, located on the highest hilltop of the capital city of Antananarivo, was the residence of Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony of Madagascar, who governed the island kingdom in the late 19th century. The building currently is now a museum and the estimated 1,466 objects of historical importance to the Kingdom of Madagascar that were rescued from the 1995 fire at the Rova of Antananarivo are housed here.

Text adapted from “Andafiavaratra Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andafiavaratra Palace ranks #3,356 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Madagascar. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Madagascar compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Andafiavaratra Palace?

Andafiavaratra Palace stands in Madagascar, at -18.92082°, 47.533°.

How famous is Andafiavaratra Palace?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,356 of 8,133 worldwide, and #2 in Madagascar. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Andafiavaratra Palace?

Rova of Antananarivo, about 1 km away.

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