Guyana · 17th century
Fort Kyk-Over-Al was a Dutch fort in the colony of Essequibo, in what is now Guyana. It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni rivers. It once served as the centre for the Dutch administration of the county, but now only ruins are left. The name Kyk-Over-Al derives from the Dutch for "See over all", a reference to the commanding view of the river from the fort.
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Fort Kyk-Over-Al ranks #6,242 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Guyana. Founded 1616, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 708 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Guyana compares in the castle statistics.
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