Knowledge (XXG)

Independence Square (Port of Spain)

Source 📝

125: 78: 69: 43:
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception lies at the eastern end of the Square (although the roadways bounding the square continue past the cathedral). The western portion of the Square forms the
185: 195: 166: 39:
in 1962. The Square runs from east to west and is bounded on the north side by King Street (the southern street bears the name of the square). The
190: 104: 159: 152: 92: 44: 132: 124: 59: 24: 77: 68: 100: 136: 47:. The square was constructed on reclaimed land at the waterfront and was originally called 51:. When the British captured Trinidad in 1797 they translated the name to Marine Square. 55: 40: 36: 179: 20: 32: 62:
are located on the southern side of Independence Square.
140: 31:, it was renamed in honour of Trinidad and Tobago's 99:. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. 54:Some of the tallest buildings in the country, the 160: 8: 97:Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago 167: 153: 186:Buildings and structures in Port of Spain 64: 7: 121: 119: 196:Trinidad and Tobago geography stubs 139:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 19:lies near to the southern end of 123: 76: 67: 191:Squares in Trinidad and Tobago 1: 212: 118: 135:location article is a 45:Brian Lara Promenade 133:Trinidad and Tobago 60:Eric Williams Plaza 25:Trinidad and Tobago 17:Independence Square 49:Plaza de la Marina 27:. Formerly named 148: 147: 203: 169: 162: 155: 127: 120: 110: 93:Anthony, Michael 80: 71: 211: 210: 206: 205: 204: 202: 201: 200: 176: 175: 174: 173: 116: 107: 91: 88: 81: 72: 12: 11: 5: 209: 207: 199: 198: 193: 188: 178: 177: 172: 171: 164: 157: 149: 146: 145: 128: 112: 111: 105: 87: 84: 83: 82: 75: 73: 66: 56:Nicholas Tower 41:Roman Catholic 37:United Kingdom 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 208: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 183: 181: 170: 165: 163: 158: 156: 151: 150: 144: 142: 138: 134: 129: 126: 122: 117: 114: 108: 106:0-8108-3173-2 102: 98: 94: 90: 89: 85: 79: 74: 70: 65: 63: 61: 57: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 29:Marine Square 26: 22: 21:Port of Spain 18: 141:expanding it 130: 115: 113: 96: 53: 48: 33:independence 28: 16: 15: 180:Categories 86:References 35:from the 95:(2001). 58:and the 103:  131:This 137:stub 101:ISBN 182:: 23:, 168:e 161:t 154:v 143:. 109:.

Index

Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
independence
United Kingdom
Roman Catholic
Brian Lara Promenade
Nicholas Tower
Eric Williams Plaza


Anthony, Michael
ISBN
0-8108-3173-2
Stub icon
Trinidad and Tobago
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Categories
Buildings and structures in Port of Spain
Squares in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago geography stubs

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.