Barbados: National Heroes Square and Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown
Barbados: National Heroes Square and Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown
Roebuck Street in Bridgetown, Barbados
Roebuck Street is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison':
January 2016, Laser Scanning Survey
By Envision Heritage I Historic Preservation I University of Florida
St Michaels Cathedral Barbados
The Cathedral Church of St. Michael & All Angels (formerly the St. Michael's Parish Church) is an Anglican church located on St. Michael's Row , two blocks east of National Heroes Square ; at the centre of Bridgetown, Barbados. The Cathedral is the tallest of the Anglican (Church of England's) houses of worship within Barbados.
Heroes' Square with the Millenary Monument Hősök tere Budapest Hungary
Heroes' Square with the Millenary Monument Budapest Hungary
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson. The statue was erected on 22 March 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite Parliament Buildings. The statue predates Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in London by nearly 30 years. (Barbados' Trafalgar Square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999.) This is a great place to take pictures with either the historic Parliament Buildings or picturesqie Careenage as backdrop.
Bridgetown Barbados: Britain Goes Calypso
One of the Caribbean's oldest cities has its own Trafalgar Square—and one of the oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.
Georgetown, Barbados #1
Day 11-1 January 12, 2018
We pull into Georgetown, Barbados and decide to do a walking tour.
We visit the Hero's Square, Monument to Nelson, Parliament Buildings, Market and the Boardwalk.
Music: John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie uploaded from YouTube free audio library.
Quantum of the Seas, Bridgetown, Barbados
Quantum of the Seas, visit to Bridgetown, Barbados, January 18, 2015. Follow us at our walking tour from the cruise ship port through the City of Bridgetown, Barbados.
Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Landmarks of interest are the smaller canal in the centre of the city, named the Careenage, a.k.a. Constitution River with the board walk. Chamberlain Bridge spanning the Careenage.
National Heroes Square (formerly Trafalgar Square) with The Lord Nelson Statue and Fountain Garden, Parliament Building,
Independence Square and The Independence Arch and Parliament Buildings of Barbados. The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, The St. Mary's Anglican Church and
The St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Fountain @ Independence Square in Bridgetown Barbados
Barbados Independence Monument
Barbados 50th Anniversary of Independence National Monument
Autistic young lady and 79 year old Principal wows Bridgetown Barbados
The Christian Learning Clinic at their annual march for Jesus in National Hero's Square Bridgetown, Barbados
Bridgetown - Barbados : Vorweihnachtliches Karibik-Feeling
Am 13.12.18 legen wir an der 5.Insel unserer Kreuzfahrt an - in Bridgetown auf Barbados.
Die Stadt Bridgetown im Parish Saint Michael ist die Hauptstadt des karibischen Inselstaates Barbados und ebenso dessen Haupthafen und wirtschaftliches Zentrum. Ursprünglich wurde die Stadt Indian Bridge genannt, nach einer schon in indianischer Zeit errichteten Brücke über den heute Constitution River genannten Fluss. Die Stadt wurde 1628 von den Briten gegründet und hat heute ungefähr 7.000 Einwohner, dazu kommen über 80.000 Einwohner in Vororten, was bedeutet, dass ein Drittel der Bevölkerung von Barbados hier lebt. Sie leben hauptsächlich vom Tourismus, produzieren aber auch Zucker, Rum und Melasse.
Der Mündungsbereich des Constitution River ist heute ein Yachthafen. Er wird im Zentrum der Stadt als Careenage bezeichnet, weil hier früher die Segelschiffe kielgeholt wurden (engl.: careening), um die Rümpfe zu säubern. Direkt an der Careenage liegt der National Heroes Square (früher: Trafalgar Square), der zentrale Platz der Stadt, wo jeden Tag von sechs Uhr morgens bis sechs Uhr abends laut gesetzlicher Regelung die Flagge von Barbados wehen muss. Hier sind auch die Parliament Buildings (früher: Public Buildings), der Sitz der beiden Kammern des barbadischen Parlaments zu finden. Im Zentrum des Platzes steht das Nelson-Denkmal, das 1813 eingeweiht wurde und damit fast 30 Jahre älter ist als die Nelsonsäule in London. Am Heroes Square beginnt mit der Broad Street die wichtigste Geschäftsstraße Bridgetowns, auf der sich Kaufhäuser mit internationalem Angebot, kleinere Geschäfte sowie Banken befinden.
In Bridgetown gibt es daneben einige bedeutende Bauwerke britischer Kolonialarchitektur. Zu nennen sind hier das alte Barbados Mutual Building, die anglikanische St. Michael’s Cathedral, die Anlage des Harrison College und die St. Anne’s Garrison. Die gesamte Altstadt von Bridgetown ist zusammen mit der Garnison seit 2011 ein UNESCO-Welterbe.
Barbados ist ein Inselstaat im Atlantik und Teil der Kleinen Antillen. Barbados liegt nordöstlich von Venezuela in der Karibik und wird geografisch zu Mittelamerika gerechnet. Die ehemalige britische Kolonie ist seit 1966 vom Vereinigten Königreich unabhängig, ist aber als Commonwealth Realm souveräner Mitgliedsstaat des Commonwealth of Nations und mit der britischen Krone in Personalunion verbunden.
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson. The statue was ere ted on 22 March 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite Parliament Buildings. The statue predates Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in Londom by nearly 30 years. (Barbados Trafalgar Square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999). This is a great place to take pictures either the historic Parliament Buildings or picturesque Careenage as a back drop.
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson. The statue was erected on March 22 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite Parliament Buildings. The statue predates Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in London by nearly 30 years. (Barbados Trafalgar Square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999.) This is a great place to take pictures with either the historic Parliament Buildings or picturesque careenage as a backdrop.
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue known to many as Trafalgar Square. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Lord Admiral Nelson . The statue was erected on 22 March 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite the Parliament Buildings . The statue predates Nelson Statue in Trafalgar square in London by nearly 30 years. (Barbados' Trafalgar Square was officially renamed Nation Heroes Square in April 1999).
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson. This statue was erected on March 22 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite Parliament Buildings. The statue predatea Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in London by nearly 30 years. (Barbados Trafalgar Square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999). This ia a great place to take pictures with either the historic Parliament Buildings or picturesque Careenage as a back drop.
Barbados Independence Square
Looking at Barbados Treasury Building from Independence Square
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson . The statue was erected on 22 March 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite Parliament Buildings . The statue predates Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in London by nearly 30 years . (Barbados Trafalgar square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999.) This is a great place to take pictures with either the historic Parliament Buildings or picturesque Careenage as a back drop . It should also be a stop if you are taking a walking tour of Bridgetown . The statue shares the square with the Dolphin Fountain.
Broad Street Bridgetown Barbados
This is the section of Broad Street by the Nelson Statue known to many as Trafalgar Square. At the top of Broad Street in the capital city of Bridgetown stands this bronze statue of Lord Admiral Nelson . The statue was erected on March 22nd 1813 in the area known as Trafalgar Square , opposite the Parliament Buildings . The statue predates Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in London by nearly 30 years . (Barbados' Trafalgar Square was officially renamed National Heroes Square in April 1999).
Barbados - Bridgetown & Strand (Beach)
Barbados ist die östlichste Insel der Inselkette der Kleinen Antillen und liegt im Atlantischen Ozean. Im Gegensatz zu vielen der benachbarten Karibikinseln ist Barbados nicht vulkanischen Ursprungs, sondern stellt eine sogenannte Vorschwelle (engl. Forearc) eines Akkretionskeils dar, welcher wiederum durch ehemals unterseeische Riffkalke in die Höhe wuchs.[5] Dieses Kalksteinplateau erreicht im Mount Hillaby eine Höhe von 336 m. Die ältesten Schichten entstanden in einer Warmzeit vor ca. 125.000 Jahren, in welcher der Meeresspiegel deutlich höher lag als heute. Zu Barbados gehört neben der Hauptinsel noch das winzige, direkt vor der Ostküste gelegene Culpepper Island.
Ungefähr 180 km westlich liegt der Inselstaat St. Vincent und die Grenadinen.