Gordon House
Gordon House is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in Kingston, close to the old parliament building headquarters. The house serves as the meeting place of both the Senate and the House of Representatives since independence on August 6, 1962…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Government office
- Description: Jamaican government building
- Also known as: “George William Gordon House”
- Address: 81 Duke Street, Kingston
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sha’are Shalom Synagogue and Sabina Park.
Sha’are Shalom Synagogue
Synagogue
The Sha'are Shalom Synagogue, officially the Kahal Kadosh Sha'are Shalom, also known as the United Congregation of Israelites, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the city of Kingston, on the island of Jamaica. Sha’are Shalom Synagogue is situated 120 metres northeast of Gordon House.
Sabina Park
Stadium
Photo: Jamaica1962, CC0.
Sabina Park is a cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in Jamaica. Sabina Park is situated 1 km northeast of Gordon House.
National Library of Jamaica
Library
The National Library of Jamaica is the national library of Jamaica. It is located at 12 East Street in Kingston, Jamaica. The library provides access to various collection of Jamaican literature, maps, films, newspapers, photographs, and more. National Library of Jamaica is situated 1 km south of Gordon House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Tivoli Gardens.
Kingston
Photo: yonolatengo, CC BY 2.0.
Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica, is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.
Tivoli Gardens
Neighborhood
Tivoli Gardens is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty.
Denham Town
Neighborhood
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica. It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.
Gordon House
- Categories: parliament building, building, office, and government building
- Location: East Down Town, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.97416° or 17° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
-76.79059° or 76° 47′ 26″ westOpen location code
7795X6F5+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 375256354OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q100526121
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Gordon House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “高登大厦”
- French: “Georges William Gordon House”
- French: “Gordon House”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Gordon (Jamaica)”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Gordon”
- Russian: “Дом Джорджа Уильяма Гордона”
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