~ Creator: Kathy Curnow ~ Date: 1994 : The artist has created a brocade-like pattern on the chief's wrapper, and paid careful attention to the accuracy of his regalia.
That was why the people of Benin made him the King or Oba of Benin.
The Palace of the is just a stone throw from Ring Road.
Despite government efforts to create a park-like environment, however, the iron fence around the traffic island continues to host banners that advertise events and products, and shop-less merchants have crept back, using surrounding sidewalks as an open-air market.