Waterkant
The Waterkant is the oldest
History
Paramaribo was founded in 1613 by Stoffel Albertszoon near the
Van Sommelsdijck captured Suriname from the British in 1683, and found 27 or 28 houses around Fort Zeelandia.[8] He started to extend the village along Waterkant and Gravenstraat.[1] The Suriname River near Waterkant is more than one kilometre wide, and provided plenty of space for ships. It was therefore the location where the ships were loaded and unloaded.[9]
On 21 January 1821, a major fire started at the corner of Waterkant and Onafhankelijkheidsplein which destroyed about 400 houses in the centre of the city.[10] The street was given a new façade by city architect Johan August who designed monumental white wooden buildings with galleries.[11]
Current situation
Waterkant has remained one of the most important and busiest streets of the city. On the waterside of the street, there are many food stalls and terraces.
References
- ^ a b Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 551.
- ^ "Waterkant Amsterdam". Parbode (in Dutch). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "De Waterkant". Vakantie Arena (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "De waterkant". Columbus Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Historic Inner City Paramaribo". Unesco.org. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap. Deel 35". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1914. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "DE OUDSTE GESCHIEDENIS VAN PARAMARIBO". Plantage Jagtlust (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 550.
- ^ Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 552.
- ^ Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, pp. 552–553.
- ^ "Iets klopt hier niet". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Waterkant". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN MEERZORG, ZOALS BESCHREVEN IN OUDE KRANTENBERICHTEN, DEEL 1 (1915-1940)". Plantage Justlust (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
Bibliography
- Benjamins, Herman Daniël; Snelleman, Johannes (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (in Dutch). Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
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