Promenade Gardens

Promenade Gardens is a garden in Georgetown, Guyana. To the south is Independence Park, the site of public execution of slaves who participated in the uprising of 1823.

Places of Interest

Highlights include State House and Guyana National Museum.

State House

Public building

Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

State House located in Georgetown, is the official residence of the president of Guyana. It was previously the official residence of the governor of British Guiana before the colony gained independence and became Guyana.

Guyana National Museum

Museum

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

Guyana National Museum is a museum in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It was established on 13 February 1868. Many of the museum's artifacts have been there for more than fifty years, like the Pork-knocker, which has been on display for over sixty years.

St. George’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana. The church is of Gothic Revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.

Stabroek

Neighborhood

Stabroek is a ward in the centre of Georgetown, Guyana, having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.

Providence

Hamlet

Photo: FrWaters, CC BY 2.5.

Providence is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, on the east bank of the Demerara River, located at, altitude 1 metre. Providence is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Providence is situated 6 km south of Promenade Gardens.

Plaisance

Town

Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Plaisance is situated 8 km east of Promenade Gardens.

Promenade Gardens

Type: Garden
Description: Urban park in Georgetown, Guyana
Category: recreation area
Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude

6.81687° or 6° 49′ 1″ north

Longitude

-58.16163° or 58° 9′ 42″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

68R3RR8Q+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31047741

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

GeoNames ID

12537540

Wikidata ID

Q96400272

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