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The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas. Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project. The columns and bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist , the freestanding Egungun are by and the bronzes are by .

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  • Door of No Return, Ouidah (en)
  • Pforte ohne Wiederkehr (de)
  • Porte du non-retour (fr)
  • Porta do Não Retorno (Benim) (pt)
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  • The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas. Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project. The columns and bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist , the freestanding Egungun are by and the bronzes are by . (en)
  • Die Pforte ohne Wiederkehr ist ein Denkmal in Ouidah, Benin. Der Bogen aus Bronze und Beton befindet sich am Atlantik-Strand und ist den versklavten Afrikanern gewidmet, die über den Sklavenhafen von Ouidah nach Amerika verschleppt wurden. Verschiedene Künstler und Designer arbeiteten mit dem Architekten zusammen, um das Bauprojekt zu realisieren. Die Säulen und Flachreliefs wurden vom beninischen Künstler gefertigt, den freistehenden Egungun stellte her und fertigte die Bronzen. (de)
  • La Porte du non-retour est un arc mémorial en béton et bronze dans la ville de Ouidah, au Bénin. L'arc, qui se trouve sur la plage érigé en 1995 à l'initiative de l'UNESCO. (fr)
  • A Porta do Não Retorno é um monumento na cidade de Uidá, no Benim, construído no local de embarque dos escravos, que eram enviados para o continente americano, e em sua placa diz que "simboliza a última etapa da maior deportação jamais conhecida na humanidade - o comércio negreiro". (pt)
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  • The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas. Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project. The columns and bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist , the freestanding Egungun are by and the bronzes are by . (en)
  • Die Pforte ohne Wiederkehr ist ein Denkmal in Ouidah, Benin. Der Bogen aus Bronze und Beton befindet sich am Atlantik-Strand und ist den versklavten Afrikanern gewidmet, die über den Sklavenhafen von Ouidah nach Amerika verschleppt wurden. Verschiedene Künstler und Designer arbeiteten mit dem Architekten zusammen, um das Bauprojekt zu realisieren. Die Säulen und Flachreliefs wurden vom beninischen Künstler gefertigt, den freistehenden Egungun stellte her und fertigte die Bronzen. (de)
  • La Porte du non-retour est un arc mémorial en béton et bronze dans la ville de Ouidah, au Bénin. L'arc, qui se trouve sur la plage érigé en 1995 à l'initiative de l'UNESCO. (fr)
  • A Porta do Não Retorno é um monumento na cidade de Uidá, no Benim, construído no local de embarque dos escravos, que eram enviados para o continente americano, e em sua placa diz que "simboliza a última etapa da maior deportação jamais conhecida na humanidade - o comércio negreiro". (pt)
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