James Fort
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James Fort is a historic coastal fortification in Accra, Ghana, built during the colonial era and later used as a prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Fort canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| builtDuring | colonial era ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Accra
ⓘ
Forts in Ghana ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially deteriorated ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
cells used as prison rooms ⓘ courtyard ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
defensive fortification ⓘ |
| heritageListing | Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
slave trading fort
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jamestown, Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Accra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lighthouse at Jamestown, Accra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ussher Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory |
British colonial government
ⓘ
Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| region | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of European colonial presence on the Gold Coast
ⓘ
site associated with the trans-Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as a historical attraction ⓘ |
| usedAs | prison ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of enslaved Africans
ⓘ
incarceration of prisoners ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.