| Door of No Return, Ouidah | |
| Location: | Ouidah, Benin |
| Designer: | Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, Fortune Bandeira, Yves Kpede, Dominque Kouas Gnonnou |
| Type: | Memorial arch |
| Material: | concrete, bronze |
| Dedicated To: | Victims of the Atlantic slave trade |
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch in Ouidah, Benin. The concrete and bronze arch, which stands on the beach, is a memorial to the enslaved Africans who were taken from the slave port of Ouidah to the Americas.
Several artists and designers collaborated with the architect, Yves Ahouen-Gnimon, to realise the project. The columns and bas-reliefs are by Beninese artist Fortuné Bandeira, the freestanding Egungun are by Yves Kpede and the bronzes are by Dominque Kouas Gnonnou.[1] [2]