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Presidential Palace of Suriname

Suriname · 17th century

Founded
c. 1700
Style
Dutch Baroque architecture
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Suriname
Location
Paramaribo
Coordinates
5.82681°, -55.15127°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Presidential Palace of Suriname in Suriname
Photo: Ian Mackenzie from Ottawa, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Presidential Palace of Suriname (Dutch: Presidentieel paleis van de Republiek Suriname) is the presidential palace of Suriname in the capital of Paramaribo.

It is located across from The Independence Square (Onafhankelijkheidsplein), which also houses the National Assembly of Suriname, the Congress building, the Court of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance. It is one of the most prolific and best maintained examples of Dutch colonial architecture in Suriname and is part of the UNESCO world Heritage site of the Paramaribo inner-city. The Garden of Palms is located behind it.

Text adapted from “Presidential Palace of Suriname” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Presidential Palace of Suriname ranks #2,350 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 3 mapped in Suriname. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,124 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Suriname compares in the castle statistics.

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