Palace & château
Royal Palace Museum
🇧🇯 Benin · 20th century
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.
The palace and the surrounding district was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 31, 1996, in the Cultural category.
Text adapted from “Royal Palace, Porto-Novo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Royal Palace Museum ranks #4,279 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 3 mapped in Benin. Founded 1988 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. See how Benin compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Royal Palace Museum?
Royal Palace Museum stands in Benin, at 6.46947°, 2.62519°.
When was Royal Palace Museum built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1988. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
Is Royal Palace Museum a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — Royal Palace Museum is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Royal Palace Museum?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,279 of 7,738 worldwide, and #3 in Benin. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Royal Palace Museum?
São João Baptista d’Ajudá, about 60 km away.
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