3D Model of Fort St Jago in Elmina, Ghana
3D Model of Fort St Jago in Elmina (Ghana).
Fort St Jago, also known as Coentraadsburg is located on a hill opposite Elmina Castle in the town of Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana. The first building on the hill was a chapel dedicated to saint Jago.
In 1637 the Dutch set up heavy artillery on the hill and used it to attack the Portuguese in the neighbouring Elmina Castle, forcing them to surrender. To prevent others from using the same tactic the Dutch built a temporary fortified structure on the hill and in the 1660’s replaced this structure with a permanent fort. As the fort was built for the protection and defence of Elmina Castle it comprised of only military quarters and had no commercial warehouses.
This fort, is one of seven sites (forts/castles) documented by the Zamani Project, which were involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries.
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Zamaniproject.org/slavetrade
This 3D Model is produced by the Zamani Project (University of Cape Town) as part of the African Cultural Heritage Sites and landscapes documentation project. It is derived from high resolution terrestrial Laser-Scan data and represents the site as is with cm accuracy and without any augmentation.
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São Jorge da Mina & Fort St Jago - Elmina, Ghana
This shot is of São Jorge da Mina, or St George Castle, in Elmina, along the coast of Ghana, West Africa. This shot shows the town of Elmina, and the hilltop fort, St Jago, from the battlements of the castle.
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Fort St Jago
Built in 1652 by the Dutch to protect St Georges Castle from attacks from where originally once stood a fortified Portuguese chapel dedicated to their patron st Jago which was burnt to ashes in the battle of Elmina in 1637.
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São Jorge da Mina & Fort St Jago (#2) - Elmina, Ghana
This is São Jorge da Mina, later St George Castle, in Elmina, along the coast of Ghana, West Africa.
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Built in 1652 by the Dutch to protect St Georges Castle from attacks from where originally once stood a fortified Portuguese chapel dedicated to their patron st Jago which was burnt to ashes in the battle of Elmina in 1637.
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Fort St Jago - Central Region
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A small Portuguese chapel dedicated to Saint Jago, had previously stood where c (also known as Fort Coenraadsburg) now sits on a high hill opposite St. George’s Castle (Elmina Castle), in the Central Region of Ghana. This fort is a good illustration of a people learning from their history. In 1637, the Dutch installed heavy guns on the hill from where they had barraged the weakest side of Portuguese-controlled St. George’s Castle, forcing its surrender
Elmina, Ghana
On the road to Elmina, Ghana. Scenes from the city and Elmina castle. Filmed with GoPro HD Hero camera.
Elmina - Ghana
Driving through Elmina, in the Central Region. The clip starts from the car park at the front of the fort, and continues through Elmina and out of town towards Cape Coast.
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Elmina Castle - Elmina, Ghana
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Elmina Castle
The European traders built and occupied many forts along the coast of Ghana in the 15th-17th centuries to protect their trading posts.
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- Elmina Castle, Viewed from Fort St. Jago by Lewnwdc from a blog titled Elmina
- Fishing Boats Pass Elmina Castle by Lewnwdc from a blog titled Elmina
- Elmina Castle from fort by Kimber1974 from a blog titled Elmina, Cape Coast, and Kakum
- Elmina Castle by Kimber1974 from a blog titled Elmina, Cape Coast, and Kakum
- Elmina Castle by Fabiolaschnider from a blog titled Elmina
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The Elmina Slave Fort Castle Built in 1473.
Fort Metal Cross - Dixcove, Ghana
The recently-restored British fort at Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana, known as Fort Metal Cross, constructed between 1692-1698.
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FORT METAL CROSS, HISTORICAL SLAVE DUNGEON, WESTERN REGION, GHANA
The British colonial fortification, Fort Metal Cross (originally Dixcove Fort) is located on a promontory near the fishing village of Infuma, in Dixcove (Dick’s Cove) in the Western Region of Ghana. The cove’s quiet waters are suitable for small boats and canoes; large ships anchor approximately 2 kilometres offshore.
For the British, the motive for commencing construction of Dixcove Fort in 1692 was identical to that of the Dutch in building Fort Batentstein - to tap into the promise of gold in the hinterland; and also to win back the many English captains trading at the Brandenburgers’ (Germans’) Fort Gross Friedrichsburg in nearby Princestown. However, the people of Infuma, loyal to two chiefs whose allegiances swayed between the British and Dutch, besieged the fort several times, on behalf of the Dutch, stalling its completion. By 1750, the fort was equipped to carry up to 25 canons.
The promise of gold never materialised, as the gold that was mined was largely impure gold. Hence, the fort earned the title of ‘the fake mint of the Gold Coast’ by author Bosman. Like Fort Batentstein, Fort Metal Cross became a service-station for the repair of ships and the supply of timber from the surrounding forest; and during the slave trade, it became a slave prison.
The 1867 fort exchange agreement between the British and Dutch resulted in Dutch ownership of the fort in 1868. The Dutch had to call for military reinforcement to restore calm in their new areas of control, as the local populace was infuriated by the swap, especially since they had not been consulted. The name of the fort was altered to ‘Metalen Kruis’ (Metal Cross), after one of the Dutch gun-boats which brought the reinforcement.
However, the immense cost of control persuaded the Dutch to sell their forts to the British. Hence, in 1872 the fort reverted to the British, who renamed it Fort Metal Cross.
FORT PRINZENSTEIN [KETA]
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Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and ... (UNESCO/NHK)
The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration.
Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
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