Elmina Castle given facelift for tourism

The tourism potential of the Elmina Castle and its environs is to be given a boost through a new sound and light technology, reports the Times.

The technology would use neon light and sound to tell stories about the historical symbolism of the area whilst at the same time beautifying the area.

For instance neon lights and pictures could be used to depict a ship at sea and the same together with sound made to depict the bombing of the castle in pre-colonial days.

Interestingly, anybody who chances on this technological display at night would capture at least a gist of what the castle and its precincts stood for during the scramble for Africa.