EU: Stadsgezicht met fort op de achtergrond en kanon van Elmina Castle op de voorgrond, Ghana reis Loek Tangel (2000)
2000 Elmina, Ghana
Photographed at Elmina during the same 2000 journey, this image frames a cannon at Elmina Castle in the foreground, with the town and fort visible behind it. Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese in 1482, ranks among the oldest European structures in sub-Saharan Africa.
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