With its mathematical layout and earthworks longer than the Great Wall of China, Benin City was one of the best planned cities in the world when London was a place of ‘thievery and murder’. So ...

The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to the 11th century. The walls of Benin City and its surrounding kingdom were a man-made marvel ...

On a blue and yellow background, the graffiti artist retouches a spray-painted image of the half-man, half-shark statue of King Behanzin, one of the stolen treasures returned to Benin by France ...

The Walls of Benin, built as a city fortification against neighbouring rivals such as the Oyo Kingdom to the south and the Sokoto Caliphate in the north, is estimated to be 10,000 miles in length ...

Nigeria to open MOWAA in Benin City in Nov. 2025, showcasing West African art and repatriated Benin Bronzes in a world-class ...

All these were done by the Edo people of the Benin city Empire. The wall, for 400 years, served the Edo people, protecting the people, their traditions, and the historical Benin City in general.

By the late 19th century, the walls of Benin’s royal palace glittered with a mesmerising array of metalwork. ... 1,200 British troops marched on Benin City in 1897. Chaos ensued.

THE SACKING of Benin City by a heavily armed expeditionary force in February 1897 was said to be an act of revenge in a bitter trade dispute between Britain and the Kingdom of Benin, east of Lagos ...

The Benin Bronzes are what campaigners really want returned to Benin City and shown in this museum. What do those objects mean to you? It was profound the first time I saw them — and it still is.

Researchers examining the wall of a ceremonial tomb in Benin found proteins that could have come only from human blood. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...