Admin Woher stammen die Benin-Bronzen?
Vor 120 Jahren raubten die Briten Kunstschätze aus dem Königreich Benin. In Nigeria kennen selbst junge Leute die Geschichte der Bronzen.
Wem wurden die Benin-Bronzen gestohlen?
Bei den sogenannten Benin-Bronzen handelt es sich um Tausende Artefakte, die bei einer Palastplünderung durch britische Soldaten im Jahr 1897 erbeutet wurden. Sie zeugen von einer hochentwickelten Kultur und bilden gemeinsam einen der bedeutendsten Kunstschätze Afrikas.
What is the history of Benin?
Prior to colonial rule, part of the territory that is now Benin consisted of powerful, independent kingdoms, including various Bariba kingdoms in the north and in the south the kingdoms of Porto-Novo and Dahomey (Dan-ho-me, “on the belly of Dan;” Dan was a rival king on whose grave Dahomey’s royal compound was built).
What are the three major rivers in Benin?
Drainage Apart from the Niger River, which, with its tributaries the Mékrou, Alibori, and Sota, drains the northeastern part of the country, the three principal rivers in Benin are the Mono, the Couffo, and the Ouémé. The Mono, which rises in Togo, forms the frontier between Togo and Benin near the coast.
Is Benin a member of any international organizations?
Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Niger Basin Authority.
What countries border Benin to the south?
It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean.