23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Curious New Housing Construction From the Ground Up While Window Watching on Drive to Elmina
We began our bus journey at 7:30am to Elmina. Window watching, we drove through many villages each with varied styles of construction. The construction always began with foundation leading up to blocks, columns, decorated tiles, and roofing. Curiously, this image displays four sets of columns.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2025 |
| Photo Location: | 1.5 hour drive from Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Camera: | DMC-FZ70 |
| Copyright: | © Marilyn Adelman |