St. George’s Castle
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St. George’s Castle is a historic Portuguese-built fortress in Elmina, Ghana, that became one of the most significant centers of the transatlantic slave trade.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ slave trade site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
São Jorge Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Castelo de São Jorge da Mina
Elmina Castle ⓘ Elmina Castle ⓘ
surface form:
São Jorge da Mina Castle
|
| associatedWith |
European colonialism in West Africa
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| builder |
Kingdom of Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Portugal ⓘ |
| capturedYear | 1637 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1482 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
site of remembrance for victims of slavery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| feature |
chapel
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ dungeons for enslaved Africans ⓘ governor’s residence ⓘ sea-facing bastions ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Diogo de Azambuja ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| historicalUse | holding enslaved Africans before transatlantic deportation ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Region, Ghana
ⓘ
Elmina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Benya Lagoon
ⓘ
Elmina ⓘ
surface form:
Elmina fishing harbor
|
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
ⓘ
surface form:
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (UNESCO serial site)
|
| purpose |
center of the transatlantic slave trade
ⓘ
fortified trading post ⓘ gold trading fort ⓘ |
| significance |
major hub of the Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
one of the oldest European buildings in sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 34 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.