| benin dahomey1960 AbomeyRo[329×200] Publishing origin | |
| abomay jpg[186×200] The Royal Palaces of Abomey Palace of King Behanzin Benin © UNESCO 2003 National implementing agency Ministry of Culture and Communication Publishing origin | |
| abomey jpg[206×135] King Glèlè s ajalala Photo T Joffroy CRATerre Publishing origin | |
| abomey jpg[300×201] Opmerkelijke menselijke realisaties De paleizen van Abomey De koninkrijke paleizen van Abomey in het West Afrikaanse land Benin zijn unieke herinneringen van een verdwenen koninkrijk Van 1625 tot 1900 regeerden twaalf koningen over Publishing origin | |
| benin1977 AbomeyMuseum jpg[327×200] Publishing origin | |
| benin dahomey1965 AbomeyTa[249×397] Publishing origin | |
| basrelief montagne jpg[170×132] in Mahi country This bas relief is an attempt at perspective A house can be seen at the foot of a hill Behind the house there is a staff belonging to Sofignan according to Waterlot A number of names have been given to the place Kenglo Mahi Atakpamè Gbowèlè I prefer to tell you about the taking of Gbowèlè because of its rich historical content Gbowèlè Publishing origin | |
| basrelief daguesu jpg[153×133] Analysis of Detail 1 Daghesu This creature with a man s body and a ram s head holds a gun and a gu or gubasa sabre in his hands He has put on a cartridge pouch For the Fon this personage is a god Daghesu He went Publishing origin | |
| site 323 jpg[185×125] UNESCO World Heritage Site Royal Palaces of Abomey 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 Publishing origin | |
| basrelief rois1 jpg[200×133] 1 Creative sources Like all the arts at the court of the Danhomè kingdom the bas reliefs were inspired by oral sources which were memorized as required by a group of specialists in the history of the kings the Publishing origin |