Door of No Return
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The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Door of No Return canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial arch
ⓘ
slave trade memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora
ⓘ
memory of slavery ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Atlantic slave trade deportations from Ouidah
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ victims of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| country | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of historical trauma
ⓘ
symbol of resilience of African peoples ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | memory of deported Africans ⓘ |
| governedBy | authorities of Ouidah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
reliefs of chained figures
ⓘ
slave ships ⓘ symbolic motifs of captivity and departure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of reflection
ⓘ
site of cultural pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African diaspora memory ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnInscriptions |
French
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ local African languages ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
metal ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Porte du Non-Retour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Cotonou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricalSite |
Ouidah slave route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former slave forts of Ouidah ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic horizon ⓘ |
| heritageSiteStatus | national memorial of Benin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ouidah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouidah beach area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West African coast ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local and national cultural institutions ⓘ |
| near | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Slave Route memorial sites in Benin
ⓘ
broader network of Doors of No Return in West Africa ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
diaspora heritage tourism studies
ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ historical research on the slave trade ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
point of no return for enslaved Africans
ⓘ
rupture between Africa and the African diaspora ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemorative events
ⓘ
educational visits ⓘ remembrance ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.