EU: Fort Sint Jago of Coenraadsburch te Elmina aan de Goudkust (1872)
1872 Elmina, Ghana
Fort Coenraadsburg, also known as Fort Sint Jago, overlooking Elmina on Ghana's Gold Coast, photographed in 1872. The Dutch built the fort on the hill above Elmina Castle in the 17th century to defend the harbor below.
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