Nkrumah Mausoleum
| Year dem found am | 1992  |
|---|---|
| Native label | Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ein location | Accra |
| Coordinate location | 5°32′40″N 0°12′10″W |
| Made from material | marble, bronze |
De Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park den Mausoleum dey locate insyd downtown Accra, de capital of Ghana.[1][2][3] Over de years, de park attract visitors from around de world, plus an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals wey dey visit make dem pay homage to Ghana ein first Presido, den learn about ein life den legacy. As one of de top 10 most visited sites insyd de country, de park dey hold immense cultural den historical significance.[4]
History
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De Mausoleum be dedicated to de prominent Ghanaian Presido Kwame Nkrumah.[5] Na de memorial complex be dedicated insyd 1992, wey e dey situate for de site of de former British colonial polo grounds insyd Accra.[6] E be five acres for size insyd.[7]
New Features
[edit | edit source]De newly refurbished facility dey boast of an array of facelifts den additional features:[8][9]
- A presidential library
- A reception facility
- An amphitheater
- A restaurant
- Freedom hall
- Digitalized payment den access system.
- Audio-visual tunnel
- A gift shop
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Walking You Through Accra's Beautiful Attractions". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum". touringghana.com (in American English). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Visit Ghana - Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park". Visit Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Check out photos of the renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park". www.myjoyonline.com (in English). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ↑ Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, Ghana Archived 2018-05-01 at the Wayback Machine at www.odyssei.com.
- ↑ Hess, Janet (2000). "Imagining Architecture: The Structure of Nationalism in Accra, Ghana". Africa Today. 47 (2): 35–58. doi:10.1353/at.2000.0045. JSTOR 4187331. S2CID 143549189.
- ↑ "Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra". www.kempinski.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ Zurek, Kweku (11 July 2023). "Refurbished Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park opens for public access". Graphic Online. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "President Akufo-Addo to commission redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park". GhanaWeb (in English). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
External links
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- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
- A video of the mausoleum on YouTube archived at Ghostarchive
- CS1 American English-language sources (en-us)
- CS1 English-language sources (en)
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Buildings den structures insyd Accra
- Monuments den memorials insyd Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Government buildings insyd Ghana
- 1992 establishments insyd Ghana
- Tourism for Ghana insyd
- Pages using the Kartographer extension