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ʻIolani Barracks
Iolani Barracks, or ''hale koa'' (house [of] warriors); in Hawaiian, was built in 1870, designed by the architect Theodore Heuck, under the direction of Kamehameha V, King Lot Kapuaiwa. Located directly adjacent to 'Iolani Palace, Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, it housed about 80 members of the monarch's Royal Guard until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, Monarchy in 1893. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as part of the Hawaii Capital Historic District. Design The structure clearly hearkens to the architecture of medieval castles of Europe with its crenelated parapets and towers. It was constructed with 4,000 coral block walls from the same limestone source used to build Kawaiahao Church, Kawaiahao Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and has a slate roof. It is surrounded by rooms once used by the guards as a mess hall, kitchen, dispensary, berth room, and lockup. Iolani Barracks was originally built a block behind (''mauka'', o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Guards Of Hawaii (PP-54-1-005)
The Royal Guard of the Hawaii National Guard is an Air National Guard ceremonial unit which is uniformed in a manner similar to the royal bodyguard of the Kingdom of Hawaii of the late 19th century. The last remaining Royal Guard unit of Hawaiian Kingdom was abolished after the monarchy fell during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom at the end of the 19th century. Original Royal Guard Under the reforms of King Kamehameha III's reign, Hawaii's standing army would be reduced from a battalion sized force to little more than a single company, assigned to guard the sovereign, the treasury, and for ceremonial duties, with further companies limited to volunteer reserve status to be mustered as necessary. The remaining Royal Guard, also known as the King’s Guard (or Queen's Guard, depending on the reigning monarch) and the Household Troops were established in 1854. One of the first ceremonial events the guard participated in was the 1854 funeral procession of King Kamehameha I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
