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Line 1: {{Short description\|none}} {{Infobox building \|name=~~Gouvernementsgebouw~~Presidentieel paleis \|image=Presidential palace, Paramaribo, Suriname.jpg \|caption=~~Gouvernementsgebouw~~Presidentieel paleis \|map_type=Paramaribo \|latitude= Line 8 ⟶ 9: \|location_town=[[Paramaribo]] \|location_country={{flagicon\|Suriname}} [[Suriname]] \|architect= \|client= \|engineer= \|construction_start_date=18th century<ref>{{cite book\|page=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetsout00dann/page/742 742]\|~~last~~last1=Palmerlee\|~~first~~first1=Danny\|last2=Bao\|first2=Sandra\|last3=Beech\|first3=Charlotte\|title=South America on a Shoestring\|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetsout00dann\|url-access=registration\|publisher=Lonely Planet\|location=Footscray, Victoria, Australia\|year=2004\|~~ISBN~~isbn=1741041635}}</ref> \|date_demolished= \|cost= Line 20: }} The '''Presidential Palace of Suriname''' (Dutch: '''~~Gouvernementsgebouw~~Presidentieel paleis van de Republiek Suriname''') is the presidential palace of [[Suriname]] in the capital of [[Paramaribo]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Streissguth\|first=Thomas\|title=Suriname in Pictures\|url=https://archive.org/details/surinameinpictur0000stre\|url-access=registration\|location=Minneapolis, MN\|publisher=Twenty-First Century\|year=2010\|page=[https://archive.org/details/surinameinpictur0000stre/page/72 72]\|isbn=9781575059648 }}</ref> It is located across from The Independence Square ([[Onafhankelijkheidsplein]]), which also houses the National Assembly of Suriname, the Congress building, the Court of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance. It is one of the most prolific and best maintained examples of [[Architecture of the Netherlands\|Dutch colonial architecture]] in Suriname and is part of the UNESCO world Heritage site of the Paramaribo inner-city. The [[Garden of Palms]] is located behind it. == History == The current palace was built in 1730, when ~~former~~the then Governor-General of Suriname, [[Charel Emilius Hendrik de Cheusses]] led an expansion project of the already existing governor's palace. Before the major renovation of 1780 commissioned by Governor-General Bernard Texier, the palace underwent multiple changes, but was slowly falling into disrepair. When Texier took office, he decided to take up residence at the [[Gravenstraat 6]]. A grand gallery was added along with a third floor. But it wasn't until 1911 that the palace was expanded to its current size, with the addition of the [[portico]] and terrace. A decade later saw the completion of the one story west wing. The building received many ornamental additions, such as the arched beams of the balcony and the shield of the "Geoctrooieerde Sociëteit van Suriname" placed on the third story. The garden at the back was also redeveloped and extended towards The [[Palmentuin]]. https://nationaalarchief.sr/erfgoed-en-slavernij/het-presidentieel-paleis https://beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl/rce-mediabank/detail/2004471a-f0f0-0fe4-6220-88b4e9fdfead == Current Use == Line 31 ⟶ 35: ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons category\|Gouvernementshuis, Paramaribo\|position=left}} {{Presidential palaces in South America}} Line 40 ⟶ 47: [[Category:Buildings and structures in Paramaribo]] [[Category:Presidential residences]] [[Category:Dutch ~~Colonial~~colonial architecture]] [[Category:Houses completed in 1730]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Suriname]] [[Category:1730 establishments in the Dutch Empire]] [[Category:1730 establishments in South America]] ~~{{Suriname-struct-stub}}~~