GOVERNOR'S PALACE OF SASSANDRA

Yes, you are absolutely right — this is indeed the second palace we are telling you about. Note that Sassandra was the center of the slave trade in Côte d'Ivoire. Between 1893 and 1895, as Côte d'Ivoire was becoming a French colony, this palace was built. According to historical accounts, it was constructed from prefabricated iron buildings shipped in pieces by boat from Europe. Originally, it served as a customs trading post, but over time it was converted into the Governor's Palace. You can also catch a glimpse of the residence's garden, which today serves as a vegetable plot for the civil prison. As a little piece of history, this was once the very place where the slave trade took place, where traders would come to sell able-bodied individuals they had rounded up from across the sub-region.