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Fort Zeelandia

Fort Zeelandia Fort Zeelandia - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Fort Zeelandia is located on Fort Island, a fluvial island of the Essequibo River delta in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. Not to be confused with Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname, the current brick fort was built in 1743 for the Essequibo colony, replacing an earlier wooden fort built in 1726, and is among the oldest structures in Guyana.Fort Zeelandia (including Court of Policy Building) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre The fort replaced Fort Kyk-Over-Al as the capital of Essequibo in 1739.Dutch National Archive - Fort Kykoveral Read more on Wikipedia

Source: en.wikipedia.org