Nkrumah Mausoleum

  

Da Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and Memorial Park be located for Accra insyde, da capital of Ghana. Over the years, de park dey attract visitors from around de world, we de people wey dem dey come yearly be approximately 98,000 individuals who dey visit sure say dem go pay homage to Ghana's first President, den learn about in life and legacy. de park be one of de top 10 most visited sites for de country inside, de park get more cultural den historical significance.

De mausoleum,Don Arthur be de person wey en build the mausoleum, de tourist site be centerpiece of de Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park den houses de final remains for de first President den en wife, Fathia Nkrumah.

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park den Mausoleum

De Mausoleum be dedicated to de prominent Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. Dem dedicate de memorial complex in 1992, den situated for de site of de former British colonial polo grounds in Accra insyde. De land size five acres in size.

Ebi de de spot where Nkrumah made de declaration for Ghana's independence. On de premises of de museum insyde,edey display objects from various stages of en life. De building dey represent de upside down sword, which for de Akan culture insyde ebi symbol for peace. Dem clad de mausoleum from top to bottom with Italian marble, with de black star for de top, which dey symbolize unity. De interior boasts marble flooring den a mini mastaba looking marble grave marker, wey ebi surrounded by river-washed rocks. A skylight dey top of de mausoleum illuminates de grave. The mausoleum be surrounded by water, wey ebi symbol of life.

Nkrumah en political journey began after en spend twelve years for abroad, where he go pursue higher education den refined his political philosophy. De time he come Gold Coast, he come establish en body for de Convention People's Party insyde, den he start say he dey win the masses with his promise of national independence. Nkrumah en vision came to fruition in 1957 when de Gold Coast declared independence from Britain, then in 1960, Ghanaians go elected Nkrumah as demma president for de new constitution insyde.[1]

Dissolution

Despite en popularity, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park no go significant renovation for 25-year. Issues like malfunctioning fountains, leaky roofs in the museum, den deteriorating facilities get impact for de overall visitor experience.

On de 28th of May 2022, de government through de Ministry of Tourism closed down de Nkrumah Mausoleum for a temporary renovation.

Face lift

A year later after after dem close am, dem give am standard facelift den refurbishment which dem open give de public on de 4 July, 2023 wey Bethel Maphrey redesign am De facelift dey cost an estimated value of US$3.5 million, which be part of de US$40 million World Bank development project fund for de development of tourism for various part of da country insyde.

New Features

De newly refurbished facility get an array of facelifts den additional features, dem bi:

1. Presidential Library
2. Reception facility
3. Amphitheater
4. Restaurant
5. Freedom Hall
6. Digitalized payment and access system.
7. Audio-visual tunnel
8. Gift shop

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External links

• Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
• A video of the mausoleum on YouTube archived at Ghostarchive https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/Q_WfORtbW54

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