 Under Gallieni's colonial administration, Tranovola was annexed to L'Ecole le Myre de Vilers housed in the nearby Manjakamiadana.Later, in 1902, Tranovola became the headquarters of the "Académie Malgache" (Malagasy Academy) before being transformed into a museum of palaeontology.Manampisoa, also called Lapasoa ("Beautiful Palace"), was a small villa in the form of a cross designed by James Cameron for Queen Rasoherina.