Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Ambohimanga has also been referred to as "The Blue City," "The Forbidden City," and "The Holy City." It is supposed to be the Malagasy race's birthplace and is regarded as a cultural identity. It is frequently overlooked by tourists who believe that a trip to Madagascar is an opportunity to witness unspoiled natural diversity. The Rova Palace, which was constructed with egg-white cement and has a massive circular gate that takes forty men to roll, is reason enough to visit this location. The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga is made up of a royal city and burial ground, as well as a collection of religious sites.
For the past 500 years, it has been associated with strong feelings of national identity and has retained its spiritual and sacred nature in ritual practice and popular imagination. It is still a place of pilgrimage for pilgrims from Madagascar and other countries. The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a system of fortifications with a series of ditches and fourteen fortified stone gateways, a royal city consisting of a coherent suite of buildings divided by a royal enclosure and associating a public place (the Fidasiana), royal trees, a seat of justice, and other natural or built places of cult, an ensemble of sacred places, and agricultural lands, and a royal city consisting of a coherent suite. Two palaces and a modest pavilion, an "ox pit," two sacred basins, and four royal graves make up the royal city.
Furthermore, the designated property protects remnants of a primary forest, which are home to a variety of rare and medicinal plant species.
Address: Ambohimanga Rova, 103, Madagascar
Entrance fee:
- Foreigners:10,000 ariary
- Locals: 400 ariary
Best time to visit: N/A
Hours: N/A
