Georgetown Cenotaph
The Georgetown Cenotaph is a war memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, located at the junction of Main and Church Streets. The Cenotaph was unveiled on August 14, 1923, by the then Governor, Graeme Thomson, and the first Armistice Day observance took place at the Church Street Monument on 11 November 1923.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Georgetown, Guyana
- Also known as: “The Cenotaph”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guyana National Museum and National Library of 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. The idea of starting a museum was conceived by members of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana.
National Library of Guyana
Library
The National Library of Guyana is the legal deposit and copyright library for Guyana. Unlike many national libraries, it is also a public lending library and the headquarters of Guyana's public library service, with branches extending throughout the country.
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. St. George’s Cathedral is situated 200 metres southeast of Georgetown Cenotaph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.
Stabroek
Neighborhood
Stabroek was the old name of Georgetown, Guyana, between 1784 and 1812, and was the capital of Demerara. Stabroek is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown.
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 Georgetown Cenotaph.
Plaisance
Village
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 Georgetown Cenotaph.
Georgetown Cenotaph
- Category: historic site
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.81362° or 6° 48′ 49″ northLongitude
-58.16514° or 58° 9′ 55″ westOpen location code
68R3RR7M+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 683576569OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5546975
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Georgetown Cenotaph” goes by many names.
- French: “Cénotaphe de Georgetown”
- Russian: “Джорджтаунский кенотаф”
- Spanish: “Cenotafio de Georgetown”
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