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Elmina Castle is a historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde. The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site , along with other castles and forts in Ghana , because of its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade.
Elmina is also home to Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago Hill, built by the Portuguese in 1555 under the name Forte de Santiago; it was used for commerce. In 1637, it was conquered and renamed by the Dutch, after they captured Elmina's main castle. Today, Elmina's main economic industry is fishing, salt production and tourism.
A map of the Gold Coast circa 1700. During the colonial period in Ghana, at the time known as the Gold Coast, roughly corresponding to the 15th through 19th centuries, European-style coastal forts and castles were built, mostly by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. [1]
Camera location View this and other ... Inside Elmina Castle; Camera manufacturer: Panasonic: ... #2023 photographs of Ghana;
Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small Portuguese chapel built in honor of Saint Jago and it is situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, [1] to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. [2]
The African settlement of Elmina extended directly from the walls of the fortress westwards, limited by the natural conditions (location between the ocean, lagoon and swampy lowlands) and a ban on settlement that the Portuguese issued after the construction of the fortress for the eastern part of the peninsula around their castle. [7]
Elmina Castle (São Jorge da Mina): the primary stronghold of the Portuguese in the Gold Coast, situated on a peninsula where the Benya River meets the Gulf of Guinea. The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) along the Gulf of Guinea. [1]
Castle of St. George's: Central: Castle 1482 Elmina: Also known as Elmina Castle [2: Upload Photo: GH-AA-003 Cape Coast Castle Museum: Central Region: Museum Cape Coast: Museum is located within the castle. Photography not allowed there