- Ikheli: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Scarborough, 84 Fort St / Scarborough Bay
- Unyaka wesisekelo: 1777
Esiqhingini saseTrinidad naseTobago, phakathi kwamabhishi amahle kunesithakazelo esimangalisayo - Fort King George, eyakhiwa ngo-1777. Yakhiwa yiBrithani, owabe esebusa esiqhingini. Kodwa eminyakeni emine amandla adluliselwa kumaFulentshi, ngakho-ke yaba yinqaba futhi, eyayiba nethonya elincane ekwakhiweni kwayo.
Sekuyiminyaka engama-33 lesi siqhingi sinqotshwa izikhathi eziningana, ngakho iNkosi uGeorge Fort yayihlale ifunwa. Kodwa ngenkathi ngo-1814 amaFulentshi ekugcineni anqoba leli qhwa, okusho ukuthi baphinde bahlala esiqhingini, izikhathi zaqala ukuzola, futhi kakade ngo-1856 iNkosi uGeorge yayisasetshenzisiwe njengoba yayihloswe - kwakukhona ijele nesibhedlela. Futhi ngo-1926 kwakhiwa igumbi, futhi eminyakeni engu-32 - indlu yokukhanya, eseyasebenza. Isakhiwo esiyinkimbinkimbi, esakhiwa ngezakhiwo eziningana, manje sisetshenziselwa izinjongo zokuvakasha.
Yini ongayibona?
Ngaphezu kokuthi ukwakhiwa kweqhawe ngokwalo kunesithakazelo esikhulu, iNkosi uGeorge ngokwakhe iyinzuzo yomlando, ngakho-ke kunqunywa ukubeka iNational Museum kuyo. Iveza imiboniso ebaluleke kakhulu ye-republic. Le ndawo kufanelekile ukuvakashela labo abafuna ukufunda umlando ojulile futhi othakazelisayo we-fort, nokubona ngamehlo abo izinto ezitshela ngezikhathi zokubusa kwe-English, iSpain neFulentshi, kanye nesikhathi esibucayi sokuhweba ngezigqila.
I-Fort King George inepaki enkulu, evela ngaphandle. Ipaki ibhonasi elimangalisayo labavakashi abavakashela imyuziyamu - izihlahla ezinhle nezihlahla, izimbali ezimangalisayo zizonqoba zonke izici zokuhle, futhi imigwaqo eqondile izokuholela ezindaweni ezithakazelisayo kakhulu.
Ungafika kanjani?
Inqaba isesigodini saseTogogo ku-84 Fort Street, eduze neSibhedlela esiFundazweni saseScarborough. Udinga ukufika ku-Main Street, bese uvula ukuqhuma i-Fort Street futhi uwele emigwaqweni ye Makey Hill Street nePark Street, ngakho uzobe usondelene nenqaba.
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