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Elmina, Ghana, West Africa: beach and the hill top Sao Tiago fort, built by the Portuguese in 1555 and taken by the Dutch 82 years later becoming Fort Coenraadsburg / Conraadsburg, aka Fort Sao Jago da Mina - Feitoria da Mina, Gold Coast - Unesco world heritage site - photo by M.Torres

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.

Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina. 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 slave trade continued until 1814.l

salvador, bahia, brazil - december 25, 2023: view of the Monte Serrat fort in the city of Salvador.

A scenic view of Elmina Castle, Ghana, Africa against a blue sky

$Cape Coast, Ghana: 18 February 2022: Row of rusted cannons target to the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty \$

Photo taken in Elmina, Ghana

Galle, Sri Lanka - February 10th 2023: Coconut palms on the ramparts of the old Dutch fort in Galle on the southern end of Sri Lanka

Architecture arch Door of No Return at Ouidah, Benin

Elmina, Ghana: crenulated ramparts of São Jorge da Mina Castle, also known 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 West India Company seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637, and took over all of the Portuguese Gold Coast in 1642. The slave trade operated under the Dutch until 1814. In 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast, including the fort, became a British possession - colonial architecture - UNESCO World Heritage Site.

An aerial photography of the Elmina Castle in the Central Region of Ghana.

Post war monument in Malanje in the province of Malanje in Angola.

Cape Coast Castle, a old slavetrade castle in west africa, ghana.

San Diego de Alcalá or Fuerte Campo Elías Castle, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela

Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina. 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 slave trade continued until 1814.

$Fort Elmina in Cape Coast, Ghana is one of about forty \$

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.

View on the city center of Elmina, Ghana.

salvador, bahia, brazil - january 13, 2021: view of Mont Serrat Fort on Boa Viagem beach in the city of Salvador. Historical monument from 1742 to defend the Bay of All Saints against invaders.

Monte Serrat Fort built at the end of the 17th century in the city of Salvador in Bahia

Telephoto image of the Dutch Reform Church at the end of the day.

The fort was built in 1482 by the Portuguese on the Gold Coast, today's Ghana. Elmina Castle later became a major center of the transatlantic slave trade. It is thought to be the oldest surviving European building in Africa south of Sahara.

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.

Tourist stone sign for tourists in two languages near famous landmark - Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis Assisi, Old Goa, India.

Cape Coast, Ghana: Cape Coast castle - cannons along the parapet - fortress used by several European nations to buy slaves from their African partners - colonial architecture - Originally a Portuguese factory outpost (a 'feitoria') established in 1555, the current building dates from 1637, a Dutch base, later conquered by Sweden under Henrik Carloff in 1652 and named Fort Carolusburg. Carloff operated the fortress as a trading post with the help of the Svenska Söderkompaniet. In 1660-1663 the local 'fetu' ruler conquered and occupied the castle. In 1659 it became Danish, in 1663 Swedish and in 1665 British (through Robert Holmes ). Now a museum. Triangular trade / Atlantic slave trade. UNESCO World Heritage site.

Exterior view to Elmina castle and Coenraadsburg fortress in Ghana

salvador, bahia, brazil - october 11, 2024: view of the Monte Serrat fort in the city of Salvador.

Kiosks on the edge of the coastal town of Mongaguá in southeastern Brazil

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