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Centrum, Paramaribo

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In January 1821, a fire consumed the area around Oranjeplein (current name: Onafhankelijkheidsplein) and Waterkant, the oldest part of the city. More than 400 buildings were lost, and it is the reason why the oldest part of the city centre has many 19th century buildings. In 1832, 46 houses burnt
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meaning land of the free men. It was often not found on official maps, but was inhabited by free slaves. In 1772 the neighborhood was finally officially listed as neighbourhood F.
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The historical centre dates from the 17th and 18th century, and is mainly composed of wooden houses in a plain and symmetrical style, and the street are set in a
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Even though the centre has been constructed using a wide grid, the houses are spaced relatively close together. The reason is that the
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occupation, the village was expanded and quickly outranked the earlier settlement of
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Paramaribo was founded in 1613 by Stoffel Albertszoon near the
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A muddy area to the south of the centre would later be named
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cathedral, and the world's tallest wooden cathedral.
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Around 1665, during the 573:Paramaribo from the Suriname River (1817) 475:Independence Square (Ministry of Finance) 761: 759: 629: 627: 590: 588: 1638:Populated places in Paramaribo District 924: 922: 289:lived in little shacks behind the main 27:Resort in Paramaribo District, Suriname 14: 1630: 463:Independence Square (House Du Plessis) 377:Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque 1126: 1005:"Negentig jaar Arya Dewaker Suriname" 756: 624: 585: 919: 826:Digital Library for Dutch Literature 664:Digital Library for Dutch Literature 451:Officer's House on the Zeelandiaweg 313:The main sights in the centre are: 24: 25: 1659: 1104: 712:"Bezienswaardigheden in Suriname" 487:Henck Arronstraat: Bishop's House 397:Dutch Reformed Church of Suriname 1214: 1154: 1110: 635:"Historic Inner City Paramaribo" 566: 554: 542: 530: 518: 506: 492: 480: 468: 456: 444: 430: 121: 64: 49: 1648:Tourist attractions in Suriname 1074: 1048: 1022: 997: 972: 947: 891: 866: 840: 1030:"Kerkplein met Hervormde Kerk" 874:"De Architectuur van Suriname" 785: 730: 704: 678: 652: 596:"2012 Census Resorts Suriname" 500:Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral 328:Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral 13: 1: 578: 296: 155:9 km (3 sq mi) 379:are adjacent to one-another. 7: 955:"Attractions in Paramaribo" 793:"Oog in oog met Paramaribo" 184:2,300/km (5,900/sq mi) 10: 1664: 1212: 423: 407:Foresters Friendly Society 234: 202: 1577: 1529: 1486: 1413: 1375: 1337: 1294: 1266: 1223: 1171: 395:, the main church of the 308: 188: 180: 172: 167: 159: 151: 146: 134: 116: 81: 63: 48: 39: 32: 1117:Binnenstad (Paramaribo) 742:University of Amsterdam 686:"Paramaribo Suriname 2" 549:de Mirandastraat (1968) 387:mandirs (Hindu temples) 338:Onafhankelijkheidsplein 797:De Lees Club van Alles 413:Elisabeth Samson House 373:Neveh Shalom Synagogue 930:"World Heritage area" 767:"Paramaribo Suriname" 385:, one of the biggest 371:, a street where the 1119:at Wikimedia Commons 738:"Suriname 1599-1975" 513:Synagoge Neve Shalom 405:, a building of the 181: • Density 163:1 m (3 ft) 101:5.82499°N 55.15963°W 1643:Resorts of Suriname 1531:Sipaliwini District 1415:Paramaribo District 1225:Commewijne District 1173:Brokopondo District 1165:resorts of Suriname 984:cityofparamaribo.nl 612:on 23 December 2021 525:Arya Diwaker temple 346:Presidential Palace 278:, and burnt alive. 229:World Heritage Site 222:Paramaribo District 141:Paramaribo District 97: /  1488:Saramacca District 1367:Westelijke Polders 1357:Oostelijke Polders 1296:Marowijne District 934:City of Paramaribo 561:Post Office (1946) 173: • Total 152: • Total 106:5.82499; -55.15963 1625: 1624: 1339:Nickerie District 1115:Media related to 342:National Assembly 270:down. 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Index

Frimangron
Resort
Waterkant in Centrum
Waterkant

5°49′30″N 55°09′35″W / 5.82499°N 55.15963°W / 5.82499; -55.15963
Suriname
District
Paramaribo District
Time zone
UTC-3
Paramaribo
resort
Suriname
Paramaribo District
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
indigenous
British
Torarica
grid structure
bricks
Netherlands
Kodjo
arson
slaves
freed slaves
façade
Fort Zeelandia
fortress

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