Door of No Return, Ouidah
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas.
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| Location | Ouidah |
|---|---|
| Type | memorial arch |
| Material | concrete, bronze |
| Dedicated to | Victims of the Atlantic slave trade |
Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project. The columns and bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist Fortuné Bandeira, the freestanding Egunegun are by Yves Kpede and the bronzes are by Dominque Kouas Gnonnou.[1][2]
References
- Landry, Timothy R. (2010). "Touring the Slave Route: Inaccurate Authenticities in Benin, West Africa". In Silverman, Helaine (ed.). Contested Cultural Heritage: Religion, Nationalism, Erasure, and Exclusion in a Global World. Springer. ISBN 9781441973054.
- Désir, Dòwòti (2014). Goud kase goud: Conjuring Memory in Spaces of the AfroAtlantic: Conjuring Memory in the Spaces of the AfroAtlantic. ISBN 9781304722447.
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