[09/11 at 2:46 PM] Deep Service: Visual Description:
The Door of No Return is a large triumphal arch monument located on the beach in Ouidah, Benin.
It is built of ochre concrete with bas-reliefs depicting chains, silhouettes of slaves, and ships.
Through this arch, you can see the sea: it symbolizes the last glimpse slaves had of their homeland before being forcibly deported to the Americas.
The monument is often surrounded by golden sand and palm trees, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
[09/11 at 2:49 PM] Deep Service: History of the Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a monument commemorating the transatlantic slave trade, located in Ouidah, a former port city in Benin.
Origin:
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, Ouidah was one of the main ports of embarkation for slaves in West Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were sold there, branded, and then carried to the beach to be shipped to the Americas.
The Door of No Return is a large triumphal arch monument located on the beach in Ouidah, Benin.
It is built of ochre concrete with bas-reliefs depicting chains, silhouettes of slaves, and ships.
Through this arch, you can see the sea: it symbolizes the last glimpse slaves had of their homeland before being forcibly deported to the Americas.
The monument is often surrounded by golden sand and palm trees, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
[09/11 at 2:49 PM] Deep Service: History of the Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a monument commemorating the transatlantic slave trade, located in Ouidah, a former port city in Benin.
Origin:
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, Ouidah was one of the main ports of embarkation for slaves in West Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were sold there, branded, and then carried to the beach to be shipped to the Americas.
[09/11 at 2:46 PM] Deep Service: Visual Description:
The Door of No Return is a large triumphal arch monument located on the beach in Ouidah, Benin.
It is built of ochre concrete with bas-reliefs depicting chains, silhouettes of slaves, and ships.
Through this arch, you can see the sea: it symbolizes the last glimpse slaves had of their homeland before being forcibly deported to the Americas.
The monument is often surrounded by golden sand and palm trees, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
[09/11 at 2:49 PM] Deep Service: History of the Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a monument commemorating the transatlantic slave trade, located in Ouidah, a former port city in Benin.
🔹 Origin:
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, Ouidah was one of the main ports of embarkation for slaves in West Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were sold there, branded, and then carried to the beach to be shipped to the Americas.
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