Fort d'Estrées

Senegal / Dakar /
 museum, fortification

This fort on Goree Island was constructed by the Dutch and seized by the French Vice-Admiral Jean d'Estrees in 1677. It's twentieth century uses include that of being a prison until 1976, and it is now a museum about Goree, and Senegal in general.
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Coordinates:   14°40'14"N   17°23'58"W
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