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Brandenburg Fort of Gross-Friedrichsburg renamed by the Dutch Fort Hollandia, Ghana. The Forts and Castles of Ghana are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1979.
Inscription criteria: 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. The Forts and Castles of Ghana, as inscribed on the World Heritage List in
1979, consist of three castles, 15 forts in a relatively good condition, ten forts in
ruins and seven sites with traces of former fortifications.
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