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Fort Victoria, Cape Coast

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17: 676: 34:. It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower', in honour of its initial constructor English Governor Phipps. Its name was changed later to Fort Victoria in honor of 640: 737: 57:
It is situated in the western part of the Cape Coast Township and was built in 1821 on the site of an earlier fort named after its builder,
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Fort Victoria served as an outlook post for signaling purposes and to fend off attacks.
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Fort's opening hours are 9:00am-4:30pm and the entrance fees are as follows:
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The fort is in good condition and has been maintained as a national
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in 1979 because of its European colonial significance.
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Forts of the former European colonial powers on the
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Cape Coast
Ghana
Queen Victoria
other nearby forts and castles
UNESCO
World Heritage List
Governor James Phipps
Fort William
monument


"Ghana Museums & Monuments Board"
"Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions"
"Castles.nl - Fort Victoria"
"Forts and Castles Ghana - Easy Track Ghana"
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Gold Coast
Brandenburg-Prussian forts
Groß Friedrichsburg
Dorothea
British forts
Apollonia
Metal Cross
Sekondi
Komenda
Cape Coast

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