Accra panorama through time

Accra 1914–2014 6 photos of this spot

6 photographs taken at the same spot in Accra, spanning 1914–2014 — 4 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The Gold Coast Hospital in Accra, built under British colonial administration to serve the capital of the Gold Coast colony, is pictured in 1914.

Gold Coast Hospital 1914 The Gold Coast Hospital in Accra, built under British colonial administration to serve the capital of the Gold Coast colony, is pictured in 1914.

The National Archives UK - CO 1925 This 1925 image of Accra comes from the Colonial Office's CO 1069 photograph series in the UK National Archives, documenting the Gold Coast colony during the interwar period.

The National Archives UK - CO 1 1925 An official photograph of Accra from 1925, preserved in the CO 1069 series of Colonial Office records at the UK National Archives.

The National Archives UK - CO 4 1925 Part of the UK National Archives' CO 1069 collection, this 1925 photograph shows a scene in Accra, capital of the Gold Coast colony.

Accra panorama 2006 A panoramic view of Accra, Ghana, photographed in 2006. As Ghana's capital and largest city, Accra grew from a cluster of coastal trading settlements into the country's main commercial and administrative center.

Aglionby Library 2014 A library building in Accra, Ghana's capital, a city that grew from a cluster of coastal trading settlements into the country's political and cultural center.