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Elmina, Ghana: Elmina Castle - the Portuguese church, a Franciscan temple - transformed into a trading hall by the Dutch - Gulf of Guinea in the background - São Jorge da Mina castle, Feitoria da Mina, Portuguese Gold Coast - Unesco world heritage site - photo by M.Torres
Photo taken in Elmina, Ghana
Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana built by Swedish traders for trade in timber and gold. Later the structure was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
March 3rd, 2013, Cape Coast, Ghana. Cape Coast Castle was used to hold slaves before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas, especially the Caribbean. This “gate of no return” was the last stop before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. This picture shows the outside fortified walls of the castle, nowadays ornate by African art.
Galle Lighthouse, Sri Lanka
It was built in 1753 by the British. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List 1979 because of its importance during and testimony to the Atlantic slave trade.
salvador, bahia, brazil - december 25, 2023: view of the Monte Serrat fort in the city of Salvador.
Elmina, Ghana: Elmina Castle, an old Portuguese fortress - dugout canoe on the beach - São Jorge da Mina castle, Feitoria da Mina, Portuguese Gold Coast - Unesco world heritage site - photo by M.Torres
Cape Coast, Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Ghana-January 18, 2023: View of the historic Cape Coast Castle with its cannons and the coast with colorful wooden fishing boats
San Diego de Alcalá or Fuerte Campo Elías Castle, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
Monte Serrat Fort built at the end of the 17th century in the city of Salvador in Bahia
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi was built in 1661 by the Portuguese in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, together with a convent, was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed in Goa in 1517.
Fort Saint Anthony (Portuguese: Forte Santo António; Dutch: Fort Sint Anthony) was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana.
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Prison Island during one excursion on the Island
african woman on the beach road carrying heavy load.
Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa: Cape Coast castle - artillery aimed at the Atlantic Ocean - main gun deck - used by several European nations to buy slaves from their African partners - colonial architecture - photo by M.Torres
Fishing boats and Elmina Castle, Ghana
Pointe des Roches Point with Dreyfus Tower and a resort in Kourou - French Guiana, South America.
A scenic view of Elmina Castle, Ghana, Africa against a blue sky
Baimiweng Fort, Old Dutch-built fort at Guanghua Rd, Zhongshan District, Keelung City, Taiwan
salvador, bahia, brazil - october 11, 2024: view of the Monte Serrat fort in the city of Salvador.
Malacca, Malaysia - August 18, 2014: People visit at St. Paul's Church in Malacca. The church is listed as UNESCO World Heritage. People can seen exploring around the St. Paul's Church in Malacca.
Elmina, Ghana: view from Saint Jago hill towards the town and São Jorge da Mina Castle, also known simply as Mina or 'Feitoria da Mina', built by Portugal in 1482. First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637. The slave trade operated under the Dutch until 1814. In 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast, including the fort, became a British possession - colonial architecture - Gulf of Guinea / Atlantic Ocean in the background - UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Drone image of Elmina Castle
Fort of La Pointe Du Bout with rusty cannon
Old rusty colonial cannons near Kibweni palace museum in Stone Town. Zanzibar, Tanzania
Cape Coast, Ghana: 18 February 2022: Row of rusted cannons  target to the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty \
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