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Ghana This picture shows Ashanti King, Kumasi. It was taken on a travel to Kumasi, Ghana, Africa. It is one of the 6595 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Kumasi. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Kumasi on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Ashanti King, Kumasi (Kumasi, Ghana) A former King and his wife Send image of Ashanti King, Kumasi as a free postcard Download picture of Ashanti King, Kumasi Purchase Ashanti King, Kumasi (Ghana) The Asante are a proud tribe in Ghana, Africa. They have their own king, flag and history. Kumasi is their capital. According to legend, the sword sticks out of the earth exactly where the Golden Stool descended from heaven, thus marking the beginning of the Asante people. It is said that should the sword ever be removed, the Asante kingdom will cease to exist. Unfortunately, although I arrived well within "office hours", the guard of the sword had already gone home with the key of the building.... The last landmark I visited was the Manhyia Palace, built by the British to accomodate the King upon arrival from the Seychelles where he had been in exile at the beginning of the 20th century. The actual king now has his own, new palace and the old palace is turned into a museum. Where you might expect huge rooms and luxurious furniture, the palace is actually a humble house with humble furnishing. This certainly added to my respect for the King. In some rooms, wax copies of deceased Kings and Queen Mothers can be found which are very realistic indeed. The first one I saw actually made me think that I had the honour to meet His Majesty in person. Read more about: Kumasi Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Africa Oceania brown red Ghana Paraguay Kumasi Byblos museum monument people fisherman tradition sign yellow blue
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