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___ Satellite View and Map of the City of Bridgetown, Barbados |
Barbados Parliament buildings and the Central Bank building in Bridgetown, Barbados. Image: Barry Haynes |
About BridgetownSatellite view is showing Bridgetown, and the national capital of Barbados, a tropical island in the eastern Caribbean. Barbados' largest city is situated on the south-western coast of the island.The present day location of the city was established by English settlers in 1628. Bridgetown is a cruise-ship stop, its cityscape offers colonial buildings and many shopping facilities. The city has a population of almost 100,000 inhabitants. Official language is English. Some points of interest: Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barbados Museum & Historical Society (museum), George Washington House (historic house, visited by the future first U.S. President George Washington in 1751), St Nicholas Abbey (Jacobean mansion), Nidhe Israel Synagogue (one of the oldest synagogues in the western hemisphere), Parliament Buildings (seat of the Parliament of Barbados), Andromeda Gardens (botanical garden), Harrison's Cave and Animal Flower Cave, Mount Hillaby (highest point), Bottom Bay (best beach on Barbados). The map shows a city map of Bridgetown with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of Grantley Adams International Airport (IATA code: BGI) located in Seawell, 18.5 km (11.5 mi) by road (via Errol Barrow Highway and Tom Adams Highway) southeast of Bridgetown center. To find a location use the form below. |
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