National Trust of Guyana
Safeguarding & Promoting Our Heritage
Explore Guyana’s rich heritage and all the attractions we have to offer. Find out how the National Trust preserves these monuments for future generations to witness.
Safeguarding and Promoting our Heritage
The National Trust
of Guyana
Explore Guyana’s rich heritage and all the attractions we have to offer. Find out how the National Trust preserves these monuments for future generations to witness.
About Us
The National Trust of Guyana was established following the passage of the National Trust Act, No. 7 of 1972. The Act “makes provision for the preservation of monuments, sites, places and objects of historic interest or national importance.”
Its main responsibility is the preservation of all monuments in Guyana. Under the National Trust Act, the term ‘monuments’ includes any building, structure, object or other work of man or of nature whether above or below the surface of the land or the floor of the sea within territorial waters of Guyana and any site, cave or excavation. National Monuments are the vested responsibility of the National Trust and are gazetted as such after approval by Parliament. At present there are nine gazetted National Monuments.
Our mission is to conserve, preserve and promote the nation’s patrimony so that the present and future generations will access and enjoy the richness of Guyana’s heritage.
What is a Monument?
A monument according to the National Trust Act: includes any building, structure, object or other work of man or nature whether above or below the surface of the land or the floor of the sea within the territorial waters of Guyana and any site, cave or excavation;
National Monuments of Guyana
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1763 Monument
Location: D’Urban Park, Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1976 Historical Background / Description: Located at the eastern
Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Location: Mazaruni, Essequibo& Cuyuni Rivers, Essequibo Classification: Historic Site (Military) Period/ Year Built: Circa 1616 Historical Background / Description:
Fort Nassau
Location: Fort Nassau, Upper Berbice Classification: Historic Site (Archaeological) Period/ Year Built: Established 1627 Historical Background / Description: Fort
Fort Zeelandia
Location: Fort Island, Essequibo River Classification: Historic Site (Military) Period/ Year Built: 1744 Historical Background / Description: Fort Zeelandia,
Dutch Heritage Museum (Court of Policy)
Location: Fort Island, Essequibo Classification: Historic Site (Community) Period/ Year Built: Circa 1752 Historical Background / Description: The Dutch
Non-Aligned Monument
Location: Robbstown, (Company Path) Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1972 Historical Background / Description: With its entrance
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