Fort Victoria, UNESCO, Cape Coast, Ghana
Constructed in 1821 on the site of a ruined fort built in 1712, Fort Victoria was formerly known as ‘Phipp’s Tower’, in honour of its initial constructor English Governor Phipps. It was later renamed Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Perched on a hill on the western part of the Cape Coast Township in the Central Region, the fort overlooks both the Atlantic Ocean and the historic town. Fort Victoria was used as an outlook post for signalling purposes.
Fort Victoria has been preserved as a monument. The fort is in a respectable condition.
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