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Marker detail: The kingdom of Benin, in west Africa
Photographer: Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Caption: Marker detail: The kingdom of Benin, in west Africa
Additional Description: The kingdom of Benin, in west Africa, was famous for its advanced architecture. Sixteenth-century Dutch explorers considered Benin’s four-story palace as modern as the ones in Europe.
Submitted: December 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p455928
File Size: 1.640 Megabytes

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