Door of No Return - Senegal - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

This door is one of the saddest I have ever seen.
I include it in the category, not because of its architectural style, but because of its content.
This door, called the Door of No Return, was the door through which the slaves, after being sold and suffering miserable situations, left their land to other continents and never returned. Men, women and children, more than 15 million in 300 years, at the expense of the English, Dutch and French.
The door, made of wood, is always open towards the sea after the dark corridor after the stairs.
The building was the mansion of the slaves, with their cells.
Today it is a museum to slavery which is part of a UNESCO heritage island.

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Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: On public property Is it accessable only by paid admission": Yes Style: Other Address or physical location: Museo Casa de los Esclavos Isla de Gorée Senegal

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/21/2023 Ariberna visited it