The tower
Tall and pointed.
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Georgetown City Hall is a wooden Gothic Revival building in the centre of Guyana's capital. It is white with blue-green trim, a tall pointed tower and carved wooden balconies with arches, and it is called the most handsome building in Georgetown and one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the Caribbean. Planning for a town hall began in 1854, and the city council approved the project on 22 November 1886. The Reverend Ignatius Scoles designed it in 1887, and it was completed in June 1889. It houses the offices of the mayor, the city council and the city engineer. The government proposed it for World Heritage listing in 1995, and it is on the tentative list. You stand in front and see the tower and the front with its carved wooden balconies, with palms around it. It is best seen from the street, as it is an office building. Other colonial wooden buildings stand nearby in the centre. The building is in central Georgetown. Viewing from outside is free. UK advice warns of crime in some parts of the city, so travel by trusted taxi and keep valuables out of sight.
Tall and pointed.
Carved arches.
White and blue-green.
Corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic, central Georgetown
Usually not; it is an office building.
By day with care; taxis are best.