Castle, Elmina (P1100187)
2023 Elmina, Ghana
The whitewashed walls and courtyards of Elmina Castle, captured in this 2023 photograph, reflect centuries of Portuguese and later Dutch colonial construction on Ghana's coast, beginning with the original fort built in 1482.
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