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Public buildings that have helped shape Ghana's political history include:

Jan 31, 20181 min read

Palace of the Wa Naa, Wa, Ghana

16th century Historically, there were several kingdoms, states, empires, and polities in and extending into the geographical area that...

Jan 30, 20181 min read

1822 The Aban, also referred to as The Palace of Culture, was a grand building constructed to display the wealth, gifts and military...

Jan 29, 20181 min read

1897 During the British colonial campaign in Ghana, several of the great buildings of Ghana-based empires and kingdoms were destroyed. In...

Jan 28, 20181 min read

1961 Independence-era architecture in Ghana marked a break with traditional British forms and coincided with the modernist movement in...

Jan 27, 20181 min read

TBC In recent times, state architecture projects in Ghana have usually been funded, designed and constructed by foreign countries such as...