Fountain
Fountain is in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. Fountain is situated nearby to the town hall City Engineer’s Building, as well as near Locomotive.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown City Hall and St. Andrew’s Kirk.
Georgetown City Hall
Town hall
Photo: JukoFF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown City Hall is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival building located on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, Guyana.
St. Andrew’s Kirk
Church
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Andrew's Kirk is one of the oldest buildings in Georgetown, Guyana that has been continually in use for religious purposes. Construction began in 1811, led by the Dutch Reformed Church; they were forced to abandon it for financial reasons and so St. St. Andrew’s Kirk is situated 190 metres southwest of Fountain.
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. Guyana National Museum is situated 310 metres north of Fountain.
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
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 Fountain.
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 Fountain.
Fountain
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.81072° or 6° 48′ 39″ northLongitude
-58.16529° or 58° 9′ 55″ westOpen location code
68R3RR6M+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4064562990OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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