Fort Apollonia

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Fort Apollonia is a historic coastal fort in western Ghana, built by European traders during the trans-Atlantic trade era and now part of the UNESCO-listed Forts and Castles of Ghana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
coastal fort
historic site
architecturalStyle European coastal fortification
associatedWith European colonialism in West Africa
trans-Atlantic slave trade
builtBy British traders
European traders
continent Africa
country Ghana
governingBody Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
hasFunction museum
heritageDesignation Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected monument
locatedIn Nzema East Municipal District
linked to: Nzema East

Western Region, Ghana
western Ghana
locatedInTown Beyin
locatedNear Ivory Coast border
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
material masonry
stone
openToPublic true
partOf Forts and Castles of Ghana
Gold Coast fortifications
regionHistoricName Gold Coast
significance evidence of European-African trade relations
part of Ghana’s coastal defense and trade network
usedFor gold trade
slave trade
trade
trans-Atlantic trade

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