The 1763 Monument, surrounded by a small garden, this monument has been described as the “Greatest Standing Sculpture of the Caribbean,” by British based painter Aubrey Williams. It signifies the struggle of Guyanese for their liberation and was the first sculpture of bronze in Guyana.
The Bourda Cemetery—the first cemetery in the city of Georgetown was a privately owned cemetery, a part of the Plantation Vlissingen owned by Joesph Bourda. Many of the tombs date back to the early 19th
The Cenotaph, placed at the intersection of Main and Church Streets, Georgetown, it is dedicated to Guyana’s soldiers who died in service during both World Wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The Government built
The Independence Arch was handed over to then Prime Minister Linden F. S. Burnham by the managing director of the Demerara Bauxite Company, J. G. Campbell, as a gift to the people of Guyana on the
The Bandstand along Kingston seawall, Gerogetown, is now in place of Round House, which is of 19th century origin. It was a lookout point with guns commanding the entry to Port Georgetown.
British Military Cemetery was established around 1824 when Eve Leary was bought from a Dutch planter and burial grounds were laid out on this land. Subsequently new barracks were laid out
The Company Path Well and Lily Pond is located in the compound of the National Museum. These are said to have been built with the bricks of Fort William St. Frederick, the first British fort, constructed at
The Monument To the Child, located in the complex of the National Park, was erected by the National Commission for “The Right of The Child” in 2000. The monument consists of the sun seated on an up
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The Bourda Cemetery—the first cemetery in the city of Georgetown was a privately owned cemetery, a part of the Plantation Vlissingen owned by Joesph Bourda. Many of the tombs date back to the early 19th
The Cenotaph, placed at the intersection of Main and Church Streets, Georgetown, it is dedicated to Guyana’s soldiers who died in service during both World Wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The Government built
The Sea Wall is a curving 5 feet height wall of reinforced concrete which was built to prevent the Atlantic Ocean from flooding the low lying coastal
The Bandstand along Kingston seawall, Gerogetown, is now in place of Round House, which is of 19th century origin. It was a lookout point with guns commanding the entry to Port Georgetown.
The Company Path Well and Lily Pond is located in the compound of the National Museum. These are said to have been built with the bricks of Fort William St. Frederick, the first British fort, constructed at
The Monument To the Child, located in the complex of the National Park, was erected by the National Commission for “The Right of The Child” in 2000. The monument consists of the sun seated on an up