3D Model of Fort St. Antonio in Axim, Ghana

The video is an animation of our 3D model of Fort St. Antonio in Axim (Ghana).
Fort St. Antonio is located near the town of Axim in what is now the Western Region of Ghana. It was built by the Portuguese in 1515 after they were forced to abandon their trading post near the edge of the Ankobra River after persistent attacks by the local people. It was the second fort built by the Portuguese after Elmina Castle and used to trade gold.
This fort, is one of seven sites (forts/castles) documented by the Zamani Project, which were involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries.
Get more information at our Slave Trade Story Map at
www.Zamaniproject.org/slavetrade
This 3D Model is produced by the Zamani Project (University of Cape Town) as part of the "African Cultural Heritage Sites and landscapes" documentation project. It is derived from high resolution terrestrial Laser-Scan data and represents the site as is with cm accuracy and without any augmentation.
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For more information, please look at 'The African Cultural Heritage and Landscape Database': www.zamaniproject.org