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Black Star Gate, Accra
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Independence Square with Black Star Gate and Independence Arc, Accra - Ghana
Nearby you`ll find the Accra Sports Stadium and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the Castle (closed for public). A.m.m. |
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Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, is a public square in Accra, Ghana.
Bordered by the Accra Sports Stadium and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. It is the second-largest city square in the world after Tiananmen Square in China. The square was commissioned by Kwame Nkrumah to honor the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Construction ended in 1961 and it was christened "Black Star Square Black Star Square is a site for Ghana's Independence Day parades which falls on the 6th of March every year. It also hosts all major national public gatherings and national festivals. Every visitor is free to take pictures of buildings, including the Black Star Gate, but this might not include close-up shots of the Independence Arch. |
The Independence Square has stands that have 30,000 seating capacity. The square boasts two monuments: the Independence Arch and the Black Star Monument, also known as the Black Star Gate. There is also an memorial, for fallen soldiers, facing the Independence Arch.
See also: Independence Square
The Independence Square is also site for Ghana`s Independence Day parades (every 6th of March) and national festivals. Every visitor is free to take pictures of buildings (included the "Black Star Gate"), but might be not permitted for close up photography of the "Independence Arch", during any event. In any way; Please ask - if possible - for permission, as sometimes, the square is guarded.