Cape Coast Castle
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| Address | Victoria Rd, Cape Coast, Ghana |
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| Construction started | 1610 |
| Opened | 1653 |
| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 5PM |
| Phone | +233 57 710 1707 |
| Did you know | Before traveling through the infamous Middle Passage, slaves were brought to the coast, and held in fortifications such as Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle. |
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| ID | 1240342 |
About Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555. However in 1653 the Swedish Africa Company constructed a timber fort there.
Where is the Cape Coast Castle
Click on the photo of Cape Coast Castle to view it on Google Maps.
