THE BLACK STAR SQUARE

The Black Star Square formally known as the Independence Square is the second largest square in the world after the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. It is a public square in Accra. The Black Star Gate, Independence Arch, The Liberation Day Monument, and the Memorial to an unknown soldier, are all part of the Independence Square. Close to it is the Accra Sports Stadium, The Asomdwe park (the final resting place of the Late President Prof. John Evans Atta Mills) and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The square has a capacity of over thirty thousand seats for spectators (30,000) thousand seats for customers

The Independence Arch which is part of the Black Star Square contains monuments to Ghana’s independence struggle, the Black Star Gate and the Liberation Day Monuments.

The largest and much participated national spectacle and display of colours takes place in the  Black Star Square on independence day. On this day, each of the government services is represented in full ceremonial dress, that is the Armed Forces, Airforce,  Navy, Police, Firemen and selected schools and colleges parade in front of the President and invited world leaders as well as over thirty thousand (30.000) spectators every 6^th march.

The Liberation Day Monument is also a monument in Accra located at the Black Star Square. It stands in honour of several veterans of the Burma Campaign, during the Second World War where they fought for the British Empire.  After returning to Ghana, some military men protested peacefully and were on their way to the Christiansburg Castle, the former seat of the government when they were eventually shot to death.

Every tourist or visitor is at liberty to take pictures of buildings but might not be permitted for close up shots of the Independence Arch with the exception of those with official permission.