Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Georgetown, Guyana

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 15 m
Descend 15 m

Explore Georgetown in Guyana with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Umana Yana

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Umana YanaDavid Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

The Umana Yana is a conical palm thatched hut (benab) erected for the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference in Georgetown, Guyana in August 1972 as a V.I.P. lounge and recreation centre.

Wikipedia: Umana Yana (EN)

1705 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: The Cenotaph

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The Georgetown Cenotaph is a war memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, located at the junction of Main and Church Streets.

Wikipedia: Georgetown Cenotaph (EN)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Guyana National Museum

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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 (RACS) of British Guiana. When RACS was established in 1844, one of its aims was to construct a Museum to house local minerals, soils, timbers, fruits, seeds, gums, resins, dyes and drugs, as well as the flora and fauna of the country. British explorer Robert Schomburgk, the German botanist Carl Ferdinand Appun, Mr Bratt, and W.H. Campbell presented gifts to the RACS in order to start a Museum Collection. A fire in 1864 destroyed the donated collections.

Wikipedia: Guyana National Museum (EN)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: St. Georges Cathedral

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St. George's Cathedral or Cathedral of St. George may refer to:

Wikipedia: St. George's Anglican Cathedral (EN)

854 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Cathedral of Immaculate Conception

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Brickdam Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana, and is the leading Catholic church of the country. Built in the 1920s, it is constructed in a Romanesque architectural style designed by Leonard Stokes, and is 200 feet long and 1,000 feet wide. The centre ceiling is 60 feet 6 inches high, and the dome reaches 74 feet 10 inches.

Wikipedia: Brickdam Cathedral (EN)

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