Английская Википедия:Aban Palace
The Aban was a stone structure that served as a palace for the Asantehene and played the other function of displaying his craft collection. It was constructed in 1822 as a project of Asantehene Osei Bonsu, with the stones and labor provided by the Dutch at Elmina. The palace was destroyed in 1874 during the British invasion and its remains were used to construct a British fort in the late 19th century.
History
The Aban Palace was completed in 1822 by Osei Bonsu. According to Wilks, the project was influenced by the British museum. The major sections of the palace served to display the Asantehene's collection of arts and crafts whiles one part housed the wine store.[1] The Aban was situated north in Kumasi.[2] Osei Kwadwo was the first Asantehene to express interest in the construction of a personal residence in the form of a palace.[3] During the war against Gyaman from 1818-19, Osei Bonsu had the interest of constructing a personal residence.[3] In 1817, Thomas Edward Bowdich noted that all the captains were made to provide a significant amount from the public treasury for "adorning or enlarging his house."[4] Bonsu was intrigued with English architecture although his model for the palace followed an intricate design of Ashanti architectural features. In 1820, Joseph Dupuis witnessed the "castle" under construction. According to scholar Prussin, the construction method described by Dupuis followed the Ashanti wattle technology despite the Asantehene's interest to imitate a European model.[3] The Dutch at Elmina provided the stones and labour.[3][5] This labour included the Fante.[6] Osei Bonsu justified the use of this labour force by stating "Asantees are fools at work."[7][6] The building was completed in 1822.[1][6]
In 1841 during a visit to the Aban, Thomas Birch Freeman documented that; Шаблон:Blockquote
Freeman also writes that other structures besides the Aban were made of wood and swish.[3] By the mid 19th century, the building fell into disrepair and Asantehene Kofi Karikari made attempts to renovate.[8] In 1874 amid the British occupation of Kumasi, Winwood Reade of the London Times described the top floor as; Шаблон:Blockquote F. Boyle of the Daily Telegraph called the structure a museum, stating "the museum, for museum it should be called...where the art treasures of the monarchy were stored."[1][9][10] The Aban was destroyed in 1874 following British conquest.[11]
Wilks adds that destruction of the Aban and the sack of Kumasi possibly led to the elimination of Ashanti's Muslim annals on the ruling Oyoko dynasty.[12] The stone remains of the palace were used to construct a British fort in 1896 but it was destroyed in an armed rebelion against the British until another fort was built as a replacement by 1897. The fort survives as the Armed Forces Museum.[13]
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