Dvorac Elmina

Dvorac Elmina je dvorac što su ga portugalske kolonijalne vlasti 1482. godine izgradili na području današnje Elmine u Gani. Dvorac je izvorno izgrađen pod imenom São Jorge da Mina. Kao prva trgovačka postaja na obalama Gvinejskog zaljeva, dvorac Elmina je zapravo najstarija europska građevina ispod Sahare. Iako je isprva bila trgovačka utvrda, Elmina je postala jedna od najvažnijih postaja u sklopu transatlanstke robovske rute. Nizozemci su utvrdu osvojili 1637. godine, a 1642. godine i cijelu Zlatnu Obalu. Nizozemci su trgovinu robljem nastavili voditi sve do 1814. godine, a 1872. je nizozemska Zapadna Obala potpala pod vlast Britanskog Imperija.

Kada je Zlatna Obala 1957. stekla nezavisnost od Britanije, uprava dvorca pripala je nezavisnoj Gani. Danas je Elmina popularno historijsko odredište, a bila je jedna od važnijih lokacija snimanja filma Cobra Verde (1987.) Wernera Herzoga. Danas je dvorac Elmina organiziran u sklopu lokacija svjetske baštine UNESCO-a.

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Stepan Chizhov
11 May 2013
Elmina Castle is 1 of 11 ensembles designated as a 'Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions' World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Joel Hackman
10 December 2018
A good place for trans-atlantic slave trade history on the people of the akan decent
Roberto Escobar
31 March 2013
Built by the Portuguese and used by the Dutch and British
Aafke Oldekamp
6 June 2012
Sad but interesting dutch history..
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