Fort New-Amsterdam

Fort New-Amsterdam

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Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam is a former Dutch fort near Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname. The fort is located on the right bank of the Suriname River where it meets the Commewijnerivier.

History

After the French successfully attacked part of the plantations around Fort Zeelandia in 1712, this fort was built on the right bank of the river.
Construction

The foundation stone for the construction of the fort was laid by J.A.H. de Cheusses in December 1734. Construction lasted until 1747. Like Fort Zeelandia, the fort has the shape of a regular pentagon with bastion points. It was designed by engineer P. Desroques, director general of the country's fortifications from 1713-1730.

Construction was difficult. The plan was to bake the bricks on site, but the clay turned out to be too salty and wet to make good bricks. Brick therefore had to be brought in from the Netherlands. It also turned out that the swampy soil was unsuitable for building thick walls. In 1735, it was therefore decided to build an earthen wall topped by a palisade.

Between the inner wall and the rampart came a moat with a drawbridge. A sluice was also built to control the water level in the fort. Inside the fort were barracks, two powder houses, guard buildings, a carpentry shed, a forge, a brickworks and several water tanks. The first Powder House soon proved too small and, when a larger one was completed, was put to use as an artillery laboratory.

Wikipedia

Website:https://bastionsu.com/fort-nieuw-amsterdam/

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Confluencia del Surinam con el Commewijnerivier. Luchtfoto. Fort New-Amsterdam 2
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Confluencia del Surinam con el Commewijnerivier. Luchtfoto. Fort New-Amsterdam 2

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In the prison building, there are museum areas on the history of the fort, Suriname and the different population groups. Fort New-Amsterdam 13
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In the prison building, there are museum areas on the history of the fort, Suriname and the different population groups. Fort New-Amsterdam 13

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Libaneses y Brasileños. Prison (Museum). Fort New-Amsterdam 42
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Plano. Prison (Museum). Fort New-Amsterdam 43
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Carriages. Fort New-Amsterdam 48
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Tank. Fort New-Amsterdam 50
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Cane sugar refining. Fort New-Amsterdam 51
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The former powder house. Fort New-Amsterdam 55
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Powder House (Kruithuis). Fort New-Amsterdam 58
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Brick-and-wood plantation building. Fort New-Amsterdam 60
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Brick-and-wood plantation building. Fort New-Amsterdam 61

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Two water reservoirs. Fort New-Amsterdam 62
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155 years of Chinese immigration. Fort New-Amsterdam 63
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Independence monument. Fort New-Amsterdam 64
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Tip Tip monument. Fort New-Amsterdam 66
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Free Sranan monument. Fort New-Amsterdam 67
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Lotus and water lily (Loto y nenúfar). Fort New-Amsterdam 68
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Musianda tree. Fort New-Amsterdam 70
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Flowering tamarind. Fort New-Amsterdam 71
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Coconut palm (Cocotero). Fort New-Amsterdam 72
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Map. Fort New-Amsterdam 77
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