Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Paramaribo |
Country | Suriname |
Coordinates | 5°49′31″N 55°09′02″W / 5.82524°N 55.15068°W |
Construction started | 1877 (original) 1968 (current) [1] |
Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is a park and former club located on Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo, Suriname. On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house. [2] [3]
The square which is nowadays called Onafhankelijkheidsplein (Independence Square) used to be a training ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Zeelandia. [4] In 1872, Captain van Landsberge had a meeting with governor van Sypesteyn , and it was decided to turn the grounds into a military park. [5] The park would be maintained by the army, but it was accessible to the public. [1] The army constructed a buffet, a bandstand, [6] and a bowling alley on the park. [7]
In 1877, the park became the property of the Buiten-Sociëteit ‘Het Park’, a private club. [5] The club used to gather at the plantation house of plantation Dordrecht. The plantation house was disassembled, and rebuilt on the square as the club house. [8] There were popular protests against removing access to the bandstand. On 17 May 1885, the bandstand was moved to the square. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there was a musical performance every Sunday afternoon. [7]
The park house was extended in 1960. In 1968, a new building was constructed at the site. [1] After the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, the park house was confiscated by the military regime. The club moved to Combé. [8] [5]
On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house. [2] In 2015, a commission was established to construct a new building for the parliament, however as of 2021, the National Assembly remains in the park house. [9]
Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Paramaribo |
Country | Suriname |
Coordinates | 5°49′31″N 55°09′02″W / 5.82524°N 55.15068°W |
Construction started | 1877 (original) 1968 (current) [1] |
Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is a park and former club located on Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo, Suriname. On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house. [2] [3]
The square which is nowadays called Onafhankelijkheidsplein (Independence Square) used to be a training ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Zeelandia. [4] In 1872, Captain van Landsberge had a meeting with governor van Sypesteyn , and it was decided to turn the grounds into a military park. [5] The park would be maintained by the army, but it was accessible to the public. [1] The army constructed a buffet, a bandstand, [6] and a bowling alley on the park. [7]
In 1877, the park became the property of the Buiten-Sociëteit ‘Het Park’, a private club. [5] The club used to gather at the plantation house of plantation Dordrecht. The plantation house was disassembled, and rebuilt on the square as the club house. [8] There were popular protests against removing access to the bandstand. On 17 May 1885, the bandstand was moved to the square. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there was a musical performance every Sunday afternoon. [7]
The park house was extended in 1960. In 1968, a new building was constructed at the site. [1] After the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, the park house was confiscated by the military regime. The club moved to Combé. [8] [5]
On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house. [2] In 2015, a commission was established to construct a new building for the parliament, however as of 2021, the National Assembly remains in the park house. [9]