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This picture shows Independence Monument and Ghanaian flags. It was taken on a travel to Accra, Ghana, Africa. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Accra. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world!

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Independence Square is a vast area in Accra where massive celebrations can be held. On any day, this is the heart not only of Ghanaian, but also of African independence.
It was a strange sensation to walk onto the immense gathering space and parading ground behind Independence Monument all alone, with no one around, with empty grandstands. This area is able to hold 30,000 spectators, but now it was empty. Crowds gather every year on 6 March to commemorate Ghanaian Independence. I paused at the Independence Monument, where I noticed the eternal flame was extinguished. The monument is quite straightforward: a tall pedestal with a statue on top, a slab of marble at its feet and the large bowl which is supposed to hold the eternal flame, with black stars, at the end.
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