ʻIolani Barracks

Why go

At ʻIolani Barracks, ʻIolani Palace in downtown Honolulu it was the headquarters of the royal guards to the reigning monarch The structure clearly hearkens to the architecture of medieval castles of Europe with its crenelated parapets and towers It was constructed with coral block walls from the same limestone source used to build Kawaiahaʻo Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.

What to look for

• Notice how ʻIolani Barracks relates to nearby streets, shoreline, and landscape.

The full story

ʻIolani Barracks provides a durable historical lens. 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 ʻIolani Barracks was originally built a block behind mauka or inland of ʻIolani Palace After the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 the Royal Guard were paid their month’s salary and disbanded The barracks was used on several occasions as the headquarters of the National Guard of Hawaiʻi The building was used as temporary shelter for victims of the 1899 Chinatown fire It also housed government offices and at one point served as a warehouse In 1965 the structure was moved stone by stone to its current location to make room for the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Today the building serves as a visitors center for ʻIolani Palace and houses a gift shop ticket office video theater and membership office Honolulu eTips ʻIolani Barracks or.

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