Guyana
Georgetown's Plantation Structure
Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Bu…
Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Bu…
Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Buildings comprises the townscape and 19th century colonial architecture of Historic Georgetown (then called Stabroek). Georgetown is laid out in a north–south, east–west grid, interlaced with canals protected by sluices, built by the Dutch and later the British that provide drainage to a city that lies below high-tide level. The former plantation grounds can still be seen in the urban lay-out and the positioning of the canals, of which the Cummings Canal and the canal on Croal Street remain.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Buildings (ID: 2008)
- Country
- Guyana
- Status
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On tentative list 2005
Site history
History of Georgetown's Plantation Structure
- 2005: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Urban landscape: Colonial
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