Fort Crèvecœur, Accra
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Fort Crèvecœur, Accra is a historic coastal fort in Accra, Ghana, originally built by European traders as part of the Gold Coast fortifications involved in commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Crèvecœur, Accra canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European trading fort
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Gold Coast fortification ⓘ coastal fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European coastal fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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European colonialism in West Africa ⓘ maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Accra
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Forts in Ghana ⓘ History of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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courtyard ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ dungeons ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortification
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slave holding facility ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Accra
NERFINISHED
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Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal zone of Accra ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
European forts in Ghana
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of European presence on the Gold Coast
ⓘ
evidence of trans-Atlantic slave trade history ⓘ important site in Ghanaian coastal history ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European trade
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commerce ⓘ military defense ⓘ storage of goods ⓘ trans-Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
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