Government Offices, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. - 25612
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-26T15:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-03-26T15:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-03-26T15:37:23Z | |
| dc.description | Colour: Black and White; Style: Landscape; Other: Bordered, Divided | en |
| dc.description.abstract | "The Red House" as it has been known since 1897, houses the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Construction started in 1844 and was completed in 1848 and during the British colonial period it was call the Government Offices. The building was burnt in 1849 when citizens objected to a clause that was being debated by the Cabildo that would have required debtors to have their heads shaved and wear prison clothes. These offices were also completely destroyed by fire in 1903 during the water roits. The rebuilding began in 1904 and was completed in 1907. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/4144 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | [Made in Canada] | en |
| dc.rights | Please contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.edu | en |
| dc.subject | Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Postcards | en |
| dc.subject | Public buildings--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Historic buildings--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Architecture--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject.other | Red House, The | en |
| dc.subject.other | Parliament Buildings (Port of Spain) | en |
| dc.title | Government Offices, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. - 25612 | en |
| dc.type | Image | en |