Fondation Zinsou
Fondation Zinsou is a museum in Atlantique Department, Benin. Fondation Zinsou is situated nearby to the church Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception, as well as near the police station Groupement Sapeur Pompiers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception and Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá.
Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception
Church
Photo: Danearlaffo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989. Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception is situated 110 metres southwest of Fondation Zinsou.
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast. Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá is situated 600 metres southeast of Fondation Zinsou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouidah and Djégbadji.
Ouidah
Photo: Hinnou Gontran Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ouidah or Whydah, and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
Djégbadji
Village
Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Djégbadji is situated 4 km south of Fondation Zinsou.
Savi
Village
Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Savi is situated 8 km north of Fondation Zinsou.
Fondation Zinsou
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.3615° or 6° 21′ 41″ northLongitude
2.08536° or 2° 5′ 7″ eastOpen location code
6FR4936P+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3926196902OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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