Black Star Square

Accra, Ghana

Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, is a public square in Accra, Ghana, bordered by the Accra Sports Stadium and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The square often hosts the annual independence celebrations as well as other national events, and is the site for all civic and military

parades and other national gatherings. It was completed in 1961, in time for the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ghana.

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Nearby

Liberation Day Monument monumenti · 0.1 km away
Independence Arch monumenti · 0.1 km away
Black Star Gate monumenti · 0.2 km away
Ohene Djan Stadium stadium · 0.5 km away
Osu Castle castle · 1 km away
National Theatre of Ghana theatre · 1 km away
Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium stadium · 1 km away
Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum musei · 1 km away