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Georgetown Guyana
Photos taken by David Stanley on a visit to Georgetown, Guyana.
The 1763 Monument on Square of the Revolution in Georgetown, Guyana, was designed by local artist Philip Moore. It commemorates Cuffy, leader of the 1763 slave rebellion on the Bernice sugar plantation.
Early Dutch settlers used a system of canals and dikes to drain the floodplain presently occupied by Georgetown, Guyana . At low tide, sluice gates such as this one on Water Street are opened and water is allowed to flow into the sea.
At 44 meters high, St George's Anglican Cathedral (1894) in Georgetown, Guyana, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
The Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology showcases Guyana's nine Amerindian tribes. The Demerara shutters along the front of this 1890s building are a feature of Georgetown's colonial architecture.
The corrugated-iron clock tower of the Stabroek Market (1881) is a landmark in Georgetown, Guyana.
Souvenir shops line North Road opposite the National Museum in Georgetown, Guyana. In practice, Georgetown receives very few tourists.
The 19th century Red House on High Street in Georgetown, Guyana, was once the official residence of the colonial secretaries.
Female shoppers pause at a stall on Water Street outside the Stabroek Market in Georgetown, Guyana. The city has a Caribbean air quite unlike most other South American capitals.
The neo-Classical Parliament Building in Georgetown, Guyana, is a monumental brick building completed in 1834. Two Russian cannon captured during the Crimean War grace the front lawn.
Colonial-era wives are said to have watched for their husbands' ships from the neo-Gothic tower of the City Hall (1889) in Georgetown, Guyana.
A local resident collects grass to feed to his animals in the Botanical Gardens at Georgetown, Guyana.
A native hardwood called greenheart was used in the construction of St George's Cathedral (1894) in Georgetown, Guyana.
Guyana's capital Georgetown is laid out in a grid pattern.. Founded by the Dutch in the 18th century, the city is notable for its wide avenues, drainage canals, and British colonial buildings.
