Central Market (Paramaribo)

Central Market
Inside the central market
Central Market (Paramaribo) is located in Paramaribo
Central Market (Paramaribo)
Location within Paramaribo
General information
Town or cityParamaribo
CountrySuriname Suriname
Coordinates5°49′24″N 55°09′32″W / 5.82334°N 55.15898°W / 5.82334; -55.15898
Completed1969[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Peter Nagel [nl]

The Central Market is a marketplace on Waterkant in the centre of Paramaribo, Suriname. The building has two floors. The ground floor contains the food market where fruits, vegetables, meat and fish are sold.[2] The top floor is a generic retail market where clothing, cigarettes, CDs and other consumer goods are sold.[3] The market is located on the Suriname River,[2] and is open Monday to Saturday.[4]

  1. ^ Nagel-de Groot 2005, p. 71.
  2. ^ a b Nagel-de Groot 2005, p. 70.
  3. ^ "Hotel La Petite Maison". Suri Vision (in Dutch). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Centrale Markt". Columbus Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2021.