Waag (Paramaribo)

Waag
Waag (Paramaribo) is located in Paramaribo
Waag (Paramaribo)
Location within Paramaribo
General information
Town or cityParamaribo
CountrySuriname Suriname
Coordinates5°49′29″N 55°09′15″W / 5.82461°N 55.15417°W / 5.82461; -55.15417
Completed1824[1]
ClientRestaurant, Rotary Club
Design and construction
Architect(s)Willem de Vroome[2]

The Waag is a former weigh house on the Waterkant in the historic centre of Paramaribo, Suriname. The building is a monument,[3] and an Unesco World Heritage Site.[4]

  1. ^ "Het Waaggebouw". SurGoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Lesbrief Stichting Gebouwd Erfgoed Suriname (SGES)". Docplayer (in Dutch). p. 11. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Monumentenlijst (2014)". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Open Monumentendag moet bewustwording dichterbij brengen". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.