Nigeria · 13th century
The Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin, located in Benin City, Nigeria, is notable as the home of the Oba of Benin and other royals.
The original palace, built by Oba Ewedo (1255–1280), was located at the heart of ancient City of Benin. A new palace was built by Oba Eweka II (1914–1932) after the original building was destroyed during the 1897 war with the British. The palace is known for once housing the Benin Bronzes.
The Royal Palace of Oba of Benin is a celebration and preservation of the rich Benin culture. Most of the visitors to the palace are curators, archaeologists or historians.
Text adapted from “Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin ranks #6,143 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Nigeria. Founded 1280, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,345 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. See how Nigeria compares in the castle statistics.
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