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Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park
Park House (1900s)
Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is located in ParamariboBuiten-Sociëteit Het ParkLocation within Paramaribo
General information
Town or cityParamaribo
CountrySuriname Suriname
Coordinates5°49′31″N 55°09′02″W / 5.82524°N 55.15068°W / 5.82524; -55.15068
Construction started1877 (original)
1968 (current)

Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is a park and former club located on Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo, Suriname. On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house.

History

The square which is nowadays called Onafhankelijkheidsplein (Independence Square) used to be a training ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Zeelandia. In 1872, Captain van Landsberge had a meeting with governor van Sypesteyn [nl], and it was decided to turn the grounds into a military park. The park would be maintained by the army, but it was accessible to the public. The army constructed a buffet, a bandstand, and a bowling alley on the park.

In 1877, the park became the property of the Buiten-Sociëteit ‘Het Park’, a private club. The club used to gather at the plantation house of plantation Dordrecht. The plantation house was disassembled, and rebuilt on the square as the club house. There were popular protests against removing access to the bandstand. On 17 May 1885, the bandstand was moved to the square. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there was a musical performance every Sunday afternoon.

1968 building housing the National Assembly

The park house was extended in 1960. In 1968, a new building was constructed at the site. After the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, the park house was confiscated by the military regime. The club moved to Combé.

On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burned down, and the National Assembly moved to the former park house. In 2015, a commission was established to construct a new building for the parliament, however as of 2021, the National Assembly remains in the park house.

References

  1. ^ "Oude foto's serie 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Autoriteiten in Paramaribo zien geen verband tussen brand en politiek". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "Geschiedenis DNA". National Assembly of Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. "Fort Zeelandia". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lodewijk Stumpf, oprichter van Buiten-Sociëteit 'Het Park'". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "DE BUITENSOCIËTEIT "HET PARK" 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "DE BUITENSOCIËTEIT "HET PARK" 3". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Terrein Buiten-Societeit "Het Park"". Het Geheugen (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. "Commissie Nieuwbouw DNA" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

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