The Magnificent Seven
adds to Port-of-Spain’s rich architecture by portraying robust traditional
architecture with their late Victorian and Edwardian designs. These structures,
located on the western end of the Queen’s Park Savannah are major tourist attractions
now and many are astonished by the intricacies in these buildings designs. They
were built mostly by elite French and British families who owned plantations in
this area when Trinidad was still a British colony. Whitehall, Stollmeyer’s
Castle and Mille Fleurs are under restorative work by the government in an
effort to preserve these historical landmarks.
Queen’s Royal College
has been restored and is a prestigious all boys secondary school.
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| Queen's Royal College |
Hayes Court is the home
of the Anglican Archbishop and has very intricate stone and glass work.
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| Hayes Court |
Mille Fleurs or
Salvatori House was once a private residence but was sold to the government in
1979. It is now undergoing full restoration as a public museum and headquarters
for the National Heritage Trust.
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| Mille Fleurs |
Ambard’s House, also
known as Roomor is a black and white chateau-like house which is still a
private residence. It was built by a French architect in 1904 and all of the
building materials were brought from France and Italy.
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| Ambard's House |
The Archbishop’s Palace
was built by an Irish architect and its design seems more modern in comparison
to the other structures.
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| The Archbishop's Palace |
Whitehall was built by a
merchant called Joseph Leon Agostini, a cocoa plantation owner and its design
is that of the Moorish Mediterranean style. This building once housed the
British Council Cultural Center, the Trinidad and Tobago Central Library and
was the Prime Minister’s office from 1963 to 2010.
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| Whitehall |
The last of the
magnificent seven is actually a castle. The Stollmeyer’s Castle was modeled
after the Balmoral Castle in Scotland and was built by Charles Fourier
Stollmeyer as a wedding present to his son. It is now government owned and is
under restorative works.
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| Stollmeyer's Castle
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