Ghana's material cultural heritage
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The monuments list is taken from the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, according to their description "legal custodian of Ghana’s material cultural heritage (movable and immovable heritage)"[1] GMMB classifies the monuments:
The ID used on this page in reference to the Regions of Ghana are based on the ISO Regional ID standards.
Contents
A. Western Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-WP-001 | Fort Apollonia | Western | Fort | 1765 and 1771 | Beyin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-002 | Fort Saint Anthony | Western | Fort | 1515; expanded in 1642 and 1872 by Dutch | Axim | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-003 | Fort Groß Friedrichsburg | Western | Fort | 1683 | Princestown | article only in german | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
GH-WP-004 | Fort Dorothea | Western | Fort | 1684–1687; 1698–1711; April 1712–1717 | Akwida | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-005 | Fort Metal Cross | Western | Fort | 1683 | Dixcove | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-006 | Fort Batenstein | Western | Fort | Between 1595 and 1600 | Butre | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-007 | Fort Orange | Western | Fort | 1690 | Sekondi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-WP-008 | Fort St. Sebastian | Western | Fort | 1590 | Shama | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
B. Central Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-CP-001 | The Fort | Central | Fort | 1957 | British Komenda | ||||
GH-CP-002 | Fort Vredenburg | Central | Fort | Dutch Komenda | |||||
GH-CP-003 | Castle of St. George’s | Central | Castle | 1482 | Elmina | Also known as Elmina Castle[2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
GH-CP-004 | Fort St. Jago | Central | Fort | 1555 and 1558 | Elmina | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-005 | Fort Goede Hoop a.k.a. Fort Good Hope |
Central | Fort | 1705 | Senya Beraku | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
CE-GH-CP-006 | Fort Lijdzaamheid a.k.a. Patience, Leydsaemheyt |
Central | Fort | 1697 | Apam | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-007 | Fort Amsterdam (Ghana) | Central | Fort | 1631, fort rebuilt by the English in 1645 | Abandzi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-008 | The Little Fort | Central | Fort | Anomabu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
GH-CP-009 | Fort William (Ghana) a.k.a. Anomabu Castle |
Central | Fort | 1640 | Anomabu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-010 | Fort Nassau | Central | Fort | 1612 | Moree | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-011 | Fort Fredericksburg | Central | Fort | Amanful | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
GH-CP-012 | Cape Coast Castle | Central | Castle | 1653 | Cape Coast | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-013 | Fort McCarthy | Central | Castle | 1822 | Cape Coast | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-014 | Fort Victoria | Central | Fort | 1712 | Cape Coast | ||||
GH-CP-015 | Fort William | Central | Fort | 1753 | Cape Coast | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-CP-016 | Fort Royal | Central | Fort | Cape Coast | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
C. Greater Accra Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-AA-001 | National Museum | Greater Accra | Museum | 1957 | Barnes Road, Accra | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-AA-002 | Museum of Science & Technology | Greater Accra | Museum | 1963 | Main Entrance of Science and Technology Museum.jpg | ||||
GH-AA-003 | Cape Coast Castle Museum | Central Region | Museum | Cape Coast | Museum is located within the castle. Photography not allowed there | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-AA-004 | Elmina Castle Museum | Central Region | Museum | Elmina | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
GH-AA-005 | Museum of Nzema Culture & History | Greater Accra | Museum | Nzema | |||||
GH-AA-006 | Ussher Fort | Greater Accra | Fort | 1649 | Ussher Town, Accra | ||||
GH-AA-007 | Ussher Fort Museum | Greater Accra | Museum | Ussher Town, Accra | |||||
GH-AA-008 | James Fort | Greater Accra | Fort | 1673 | Jamestown, Accra | ||||
GH-AA-010 | Christiansborg Castle a.k.a. Osu Castle |
Greater Accra | Fort | 1659 | Osu, Accra | ||||
GH-AA-011 | Fort Augustaborg | Greater Accra | Fort | 1787 | Teshie | ||||
GH-AA-012 | Museum of Archaeology | Greater Accra | Museum | University of Ghana, Department of Archeology, Accra |
D. Eastern Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-EP-001 | Fort Vernon | Eastern | Fort | 1742 | Prampram | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-EP-002 | Fort Fredensborg | Eastern | Fort | 1736 - 42 | Old Ningo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
E. Volta Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-TV-001 | Fort Prinzenstein | Volta | Fort | 1734 | Keta | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-TV-002 | Volta Regional Museum | Volta | Museum | 1973 | Ho |
F. Ashanti Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-AH-001 | Fort Kumasi | Ashanti | Fort | 1820 | Kumasi | ||||
GH-AH-002 | Kumasi Military Museum | Ashanti | Museum | Kumasi | |||||
GH-AH-003 | Yaw Tano Shrine a.k.a. Tano Yaw Shrine |
Ashanti | Shrine | Ejisu-Besease | at Besease, about 20.8 km on the Kumasi-Accra road. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-AH-004 | Akwasi Sima Shrine a.k.a. Kwasi Kuma Shrine |
Ashanti | Shrine | Adarkwa Jachie | about 16 km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road. | ||||
GH-AH-005 | Tano Abenamu Subunu Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Abirem | Abirem is about 12.8 km from Kumasi on the Antoa Road, Coord of Antoa Road | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
GH-AH-006 | Tano Kwadwo Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Saaman | Saaman is about 12.6 km north-east of Kumasi, on the former Odumakoma Tempong road that led toNorthern Ghana. | ||||
GH-AH-007 | Atuo Kosua Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Adwinase | off the Ejisu-Onwi road. | ||||
GH-AH-008 | Kentinkrono Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Kentinkrono | At Kentinkrono, about 20.8km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road. | ||||
GH-AH-009 | Tano Odomankoma Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Bogwiase | foot of the rocky Mampong scarp, about 10 km from Effiduase, in theSekyere West District. | ||||
GH-AH-010 | Asawase Shrine a.k.a. Tano Banie Shrine |
Ashanti | Shrine | Asawase near Ejisu | to the south of Ejisu, about 10 km on the second-class road linking Ejisu and Apromase. | ||||
GH-AH-011 | Asenemaso Shrine | Ashanti | Shrine | Asenemaso | Kumasi-Sunyani road, at a distance of about 15 km from Kejetia. |
G. Northern Region
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-NP-001 | Larabanga Mosque | Northern Region | Mosque | 14th Century |
Upper East
ID | Description | Region | Original function | Built | Location | Address | Comment | Coordinates | Image |
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GH-UE-001 | Upper East Regional Museum | Upper East | Museum | Bolgatanga |
Archeological Sites
It is not clear what to do with the.[3] It is listed on the QMMB site, and contains information about: