The Emir's Palace at Kano, Nigeria was said to be built in the fifteenth century by Sarkin Rumfa. It is a major tourist destination in Northern Nigeria. The 33-acre palace continues to house about 1,000 people in some of the most desirable housing in Kano.

The palace grounds occupy the highest space in Kano. The entire palace complex is embraced by a wall of 20 to 30 feet high from the outside the height of which never exceeds more than 15 feet from the inside. Visitors at the turn of the twentieth century commented on the wall's durability, which was said to have been 15 feet thick in some places.The exterior wall, similar to the exteriors of the buildings inside the complex, is modestly decorated with shallow arched grooves traced in the mud plaster.

After entering through the confines of the outer wall of the palace complex, one is confronted on the same axis by the impressive and more recent Soron Gabjeje gateway. The graceful two-story height of the doorway of the gate is buttressed by two sturdy gatehouses
The Soron Gabjeje is the first court of the palace complex. The north gate of the Soron Gabjeje, which leads to the reception rooms, is much more modest. Entering through it into the next courtyard, one enters a passage that is flanked on the east by the royal audience chamber. At the end of this passageway is yet another gateway, the Soron Giwa, which leads into a private royal courtyard.



Practically the entire ceiling and walls are decorated with grooved patterns and bold paint. The ceiling, the beams and the floor are stained a deep black by the varnish from a locust bean shell. The walls are plastered with a mixture that includes mica, giving the walls a silvery sheen. The palace undergoes constant restoration and has been re-plastered multiple times throughout the centuries.

The arches and the ceiling panels in between are decorated with brightly painted sculpturally molded abstract designs. The abstract designs are coupled with more figural features, including a picture of an ablution jug.

The emir’s palace kano is a sure destination area for anyone looking for a tourist site.
And not forgetting

LAGOS IS WONDERFUL

Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. Lagos is beautiful.This picture will surely convince you that it is a nice place for tourism. It used to be the Capital City of Nigeria. It is one of the most beautiful city in africa. Lagos has a number of sandy beaches by the Atlantic Ocean. Two of the popular beaches include Bar Beach and Lekki Beach. However in January 2009, a privately owned zoo was commissioned in the epe area of Lagos as it serves as a home for many animals that originate from Africa.It is a fully endorsed project by the Lagos State Government. Lagos has a variety of hotels ranging from three star to five star hotels. Some of the popular hotels include Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Federal Palace Hotel, Ikoyi Hotel, Sofitel Lagos Moorhouse Ikoyi, Eko Hotels And Suites, The AHI Residence and The Palmview Manor among others Visitors are mostly attracted to Nigeria's rich culture, entertainment scenes and vitality which Lagos city offers. Tourist attractions include Oba's Palace, the Nigerian National Museum, Shrine of Fela, the beach resorts and many more

BENIN CITY

Benin City is the capital of Edo state, one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The city is one of the ancient cities of the world known for its craftsmanship. In fact, when the British invaded the old Benin kingdom in 1897, a key reason was the artifacts of Ivory, bronze and iron.

Benin City is no longer that ancient city.

Today the old "Benin Kingdom" is a modern city with all the hustle and bustle of city life. As the pictures on this page show, Benin has indeed moved forward.

The mud houses that characterized the old Benin Kingdom is all gone. They have been replaced with beautiful architecture, good network of roads, a bustling commercial centre, and all the bells and whistles of city life.

The King’s Square Benin City, popularly known and called (Ring Road) because of the ‘ring’ architecture of the round-about which circles the National Museums and Monument Benin City is a major tourist site in benin city. The King's Square is so busy and full of activities of all shades and it is not surprising.

The King’s Square is the terminal point for all commercial buses plying the seven major roads. One can then understand the hectic nature of both human and vehicular traffic activities in and around that architecturally strategized location for which the King’s Square owes its fame and it is one of the qualities that makes Benin City a unique attraction.

ABUJA IS BEAUTIFUL

I can't stop writing about Abuja. The city is just too wonderful. Created in 1976, Abuja the capital city of Nigeria considered a model city for all of Africa, and one of the world's handful of totally planned cities. Located approximately one hour by air from Lagos, Abuja has excellent conference and accommodation facilities.

Throughout Abuja there is much construction going on and the people truly exhibit an excitement about living in what is perhaps the most modern city in Africa.

Abuja is a city to behold..