And they were part of the fabric of everyday life in Benin City.

它们是贝宁城日常生活结构的一部分。

I asked Aanu how all of this is being viewed in Benin City, which he recently visited.

我问 Aanu 最近访问过的贝宁城如何看待所有这一切。

It was known as one of the oldest and most developed states in coastal west Africa, and its centre still exists today as Benin City.

它被称为西非沿海最古老和最发达的国家之一，它的中心今天仍然作为贝宁城存在。

The idea was to establish a new museum in Benin City, Nigeria, that would display the bronzes once the Western museums decided to return them.

这个想法是在尼日利亚贝宁市建立一个新博物馆，一旦西方博物馆决定归还青铜器，该博物馆将展示这些青铜器。

It's had a variety of names, but it would be an independent museum of West African Art in Edo State in what is now Benin City.

它有多种名称，但它是位于埃多州（现在的贝宁市）的一个独立的西非艺术博物馆。

And I think just like being in Benin City, being in the museum and also talking to Godfrey, who is the primary lead researcher for Digital Benin in Nigeria.

我觉得就像在贝宁城，在博物馆里， 还和戈弗雷交谈，戈弗雷是尼日利亚数字贝宁的主要首席研究员。

But when I went to the Benin City National Museum and an official was giving me a tour of the place, and then she showed me a replica of the famous Queen Idia mask.

但当我去贝宁城国家博物馆时， 一位官员带我参观了这个地方，然后她给我看了一个著名的伊迪亚女王面具的复制品。