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Elmina Castle is preserved as a Ghanaian national museum. The monument was designated as a World Heritage Monument under UNESCO in 1979. It is a place of pilgrimage for many African Americans seeking to connect with their heritage.
Elmina Castle is a fortified castle in Elmina, Ghana, that is thought to be the oldest surviving European building in Africa south of the Sahara. Built in 1482 by the Portuguese to protect the gold trade, Elmina Castle later became a major center of the transatlantic slave trade.
St. George’s Castle (Elmina Castle), Elmina (1482) Renowned as the first major European construction in tropical Africa, St. George’s Castle, in the town of Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana, was founded by the Portuguese in 1482.
Zamek w Elminie, znany także jako Zamek Elmina oraz Zamek Św. Jerzego w Elminie (port. Castelo de São Jorge da Mina) – zamek i zespół fortyfikacji w Elminie, Regionie Centralnym w Ghanie.Wybudowany w latach 1482–1486 przez portugalskich kolonialistów jako osada handlowa (wtedy znana jako São Jorge da Mina), Zamek w Elminie jest najstarszą fortyfikacją europejskich kolonistów w ...
On 6th April, 1872, the castle was ceded to the British. In recent years, it has served as Police Recruit Training Centre, a secondary school, and it is presently a historical museum. St. George’s Castle is featured on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Castle houses a small museum and guided tours are available. The stark beauty of the white-washed Castle walls contrast deeply with the dark history of this place. Fort St Jago lies across the lagoon from the castle, and is worth visiting for the views it offers of the town and Castle.
St George’s Castle in Elmina was built by the Portuguese in 1482 as a trade settlement on the former Gold Coast – now modern-day Ghana – and it remains the oldest European building south of the Sahara desert. However, Elmina Castle has a far darker history.
