Exterior gateway leading to Fort St. George at Elmina

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Exterior gateway leading to Fort St. George at Elmina

Temminck Groll, Coenraad Liebrecht

Exterior gateway leading to Fort St. George at Elmina.

Around 1953 the building housed a police academy.

Fort St. George at Elmina was the headquarters of the WIC governor on the gold coast after being captured in 1637 from the Portuguese.

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Is part of:

St. George, fort

Creator

Temminck Groll, Coenraad Liebrecht (photographer)

Period

November 1966

Material

paper

Technique

black/white photograph

Kind

photo

Dimension

17,5 x 17 cm17,5 x 17 cm

Number

TG1071

Owner

Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

Tags

survey / view, fortification, gate, ornamentation (of building)