Portuguese Chapel of Albreda

Kunta Kinteh Island and related sites (Portuguese Chapel of Albreda)
UNESCO world heritage
	Portuguese Chapel of Albreda
National territory:	Gambia
Type:	Culture
Criteria :	(iii) (vi)
Surface:	0.006 ha
Reference No .:	761-005
UNESCO region :	Africa
	History of enrollment
Enrollment:	2003 (session 27)

The remains of the Portuguese Chapel of Albreda come from one of the first settlements of the Portuguese in the Gambia , in present-day West African country Gambia . They were with six other objects, including Kunta Kinteh Iceland , under a common entry Kunta Kinteh Iceland and associated facilities as a World Heritage Site and in the list of the 2003 World Heritage added. Previously, the remains were under the protection of a National Monument from 1995 . The protection of the Portuguese Chapel of Albreda as a UNESCO World Heritage site covers an area of 0.006 hectares.

description

The remains of the chapel (sometimes referred to as the church ) are around 100 meters west of today's landing stage at Albreda , a former French trading post with fortifications. The chapel was built by the Portuguese in the late 15th century and was one of the first Christian church buildings in the region. A little more than 50 percent of the walls of the chapel remain; the back wall is still in full height. A metal cross is mounted on its top .

The building, with two entrances, was made of standing stone and laterite stone , using lime mortar . The ruins were stabilized before further decay in July 2000. The external dimensions of the building are 6.15 × 9.25 meters; the height of the roof ridge is 4.45 meters and the eaves height is 2.92 meters.