• Island of GorĂ©e

  Island of Gorée

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  <img src=’http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/sites/site_26.jpg‘ target=’blank‘ align=’left‘ style=’padding:5px‘>The island of Gor&eacute;e lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, its architecture is characterized by the contrast between the grim slave-quarters and the elegant houses of the slave traders. Today it continues to serve as a reminder of human exploitation and as a sanctuary for reconciliation.

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