Fort d'Estrées - Goreé Island, Dakar, Senegal
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Torgut
N 14° 40.233 W 017° 23.985
28P E 241551 N 1623259
Fort built by the French in Goreé Island in middle 19th Century and now hosting a History museum
Waymark Code: WMXB7K
Location: Senegal
Date Posted: 12/21/2017
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The island of Goreé was first occupied by the Portuguese, who established there a small naval base for their operations along the West African coast (15th Century). Only in 1627 the island was conquered by the Dutch who built there Fort Nassau but shortly after they decided to return it to the Portuguese. They conquered it again after ten years, then French came, then the British, the French, the British again. Finally in the 19th Century the French got it again, and kept it until the independence of Senegal in 1959.
The fort was built in 1852, on the north end of the island. It never saw in action and after the Second World War it was used as a jail. Nowadays it can be visited by the public, hosting a small History museum dedicated to the island.
It's a great place to enjoy the views to Dakar and the surrounding Atlantic ocean. There are some old cannons placed there.
Ticket costs 500 CFA, roughly 0,75 Eur. Closed on Mondays.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1852
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": France
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: No it wasn't
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For protecting a travel or shipping route
Current condition: In good condition
This site is administered by ----: Government of Senegal
If admission is charged -: 500.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Restricted hours -Admission charged
Official or advertised web-page: Not listed
Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": Not listed
Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: Not listed
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