Osu Castle
castle · 1659 AD
coastal castle in Osu, Accra, Ghana, built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s as a slave-trading fort; served as capital of the Danish Gold Coast and later as British colonial seat of government; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979
- Coordinates
- 5.54660, -0.18270
- Also known as
- Castrum Friderici, Christiansborg, Dvorac Osu, Fort Christiansborg, Forte de Christiansborg, Hrad Osu, Istana Osu, Kristiansborg, Osu Abankesemu, Sansanin Osu, ao su cheng bao
- Dating
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