Black Star Gate

{{Short description|Monument in Ghana}}

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The Black Star Gate is part of the Independence Square now known as the Black Star Square in Accra.{{Cite web|title=Black Star Gate and Independence Square - Review of Black Star Gate, Accra, Ghana|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293797-d12265474-r733746083-Black_Star_Gate-Accra_Greater_Accra.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Tripadvisor|language=en}} It is located at the center of the square where parades are held. The Black Star Gate is a monument topped by the Black Star of Africa. The five-pointed star represents Africa in general and particularly Ghana itself. It has the inscription "AD 1957" and "Freedom and Justice".{{Cite web|title=Visit Ghana {{!}} Independence Square|url=https://visitghana.com/attractions/independence-square-1/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Visit Ghana|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Black Star Square|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/black-star-square|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en}} The Black Star Gate was commissioned by Kwame Nkrumah to indicate the country's supreme power to control its own affairs. {{ cite web | url=

https://www.africanstatearchitecture.co.uk/post/2018/01/28/black-star-gate-accra-ghana | title=The Black Star Gate,Accra Ghana | access-date=2021-08-25 }}