Stock photography, photos: Slave Cell - Ghana Stock photos of Elmina slave fort and castle - circa 1482. This fort was built by the Portuguese and later became a notorious prison for slaves being exported to the New World. View from the inside of the condemned slave cell. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Elmina in the Central Region, Ghana. West Africa. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: africa, ghana, west africa, central region, elmina, fort, castle, prison, slave, slaves, slavery, dungeon, dungeons, unesco, world heritage site, door, light