Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The property also includes a nearby military garrison which consists of numerous historic buildings. With its serpentine urban lay-out the property testifies to a different approach to colonial town-planning compared to the Spanish and Dutch colonial cities of the region which were built along a grid plan.

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The property also includes a nearby military garrison which consists of numerous historic buildings. With its serpentine urban lay-out the property testifies to a different approach to colonial town-planning compared to the Spanish and Dutch colonial cities of the region which were built along a grid plan.

Le centre historique de Brigdgetown et sa garnison est un exemple exceptionnel de l'architecture coloniale britannique qui consiste en une vieille ville construite aux XVIIe, XVIIIe et XIXe siècle, qui témoigne de l'expansion de l'empire colonial britannique dans la zone atlantique. Le bien comprend également une garnison militaire située à proximité et composée de nombreux bâtiments historiques. Avec sa configuration de rues sinueuses, le bien témoigne d'une approche distincte des villes coloniales créées par les Espagnols ou les Néerlandais selon un plan en damier.