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.
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