Editing Freetown (section)

== Architecture ==

Nearby is the [[King's Yard]] Gate built in stone with a statement inscribed which reads "any slave who passes through this gate is declared a free man", and it was this gate through which liberated Africans passed. Down by the Naval Wharf are slave steps carved out of stone. Before Freetown was established, this was where the Portuguese slave traders transported Africans as slaves to ships.

Freetown is home to [[Fourah Bay College]], the oldest university in West Africa, founded in 1827. The university played a key role in Sierra Leone's colonial history. The college's first student, [[Samuel Ajayi Crowther]], went on to be named as the first indigenous Bishop of West Africa. National Railway Museum has a coach car built for the state visit of [[Elizabeth II]] in 1961. The Big Market on Wallace Johnson Street is the showcase for local artisans' work.

The Freetown peninsula is ringed by long stretches of white sand. Lumley Beach, on the western side of the peninsula, is a popular location for local parties and festivals.