City of Wooden Houses: Georgetown. Guyana

Georgetown capital of Guyana on the northeast coast of South America has been described as 'the Venice of the West Indies' and its elegant canals and bridges lush tropical vegetation and handsome buildings make it a place of great beauty. The city's architecture is essentially colonial having been molded by the French Dutch British and Spanish during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Built in a classical style reinterpreted by local craftsmen and realized largely in the region's plentiful wood rather than more durable brick and stone these buildings are now suffering from neglect and the ravages of the hot humid climate. Some are being carefully preserved and maintained but many more are disintegrating or being demolished to make way for development much of it in glass and concrete.
Hardcover: 192 pages

Publisher: Merrell Publishers (September 5 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1858946646

ISBN-13: 978-1858946641

Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 12 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds