Khan al-Umdan is a large Turkish inn and shopping center near the port. The port of Accra was used for international trade. Merchants who arrived at the port unloaded their goods and stored them in the storerooms of the inn on the first floor and slept in rooms on the second floor, which was a unique hotel and shopping center. The Khan (caravan shed) was built at the end of the 18th century by Ahmed al-Jazzar. Granite pillars are used along the perimeter of the courtyard, supporting the second floor. They were brought from various places as secondary material, after the destruction or decay of the ancient buildings of the time of Herod the Great. In particular, from ancient Caesarea. These columns were so impressive with their beauty and grace that they gave the name to the whole inn - Khan el Umdan - the Inn of the columns. Translated with Google Translate