Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty forts and castles built along the Ghanaian coast between the 15th and 18th centuries. First built by the Swedes in 1653 and later held by the Danish, Dutch and British, it became a major holding site for enslaved Africans before their forced passage across the Atlantic. Its dungeons and the 'Door of No Return' facing the sea are now a museum of that history. The Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
360° · Cape Coast Castle
