EU: Paramaribo (1912) through time

Paramaribo 1900–1926 17 photos of this spot

17 photographs taken at the same spot in Paramaribo, spanning 1900–1926 — 17 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A bird's-eye view of Paramaribo made around 1900, showing the layout of the Surinamese capital along the Suriname River, with its grid of colonial-era streets and canals.

EU: Vogelvluchtperspectief Paramaribo (1900) 1900 A bird's-eye view of Paramaribo made around 1900, showing the layout of the Surinamese capital along the Suriname River, with its grid of colonial-era streets and canals.

EU: Straatbeeld in Paramaribo (1903) 1903 A street scene in Paramaribo from 1903, the capital of Dutch Suriname on South America's northern coast, known for its mix of Dutch colonial and Caribbean architecture.

EU: Jodenbreestraat in Paramaribo (1908) 1908 Jodenbreestraat, a street in Paramaribo named for the Jewish community once concentrated there, is shown in this 1908 photograph of the Surinamese capital.

EU: Markt in Paramaribo (1908) 1908 The market in Paramaribo is pictured in this 1908 photograph, documenting commerce in the Surinamese capital under Dutch colonial rule.

EU: Palmentuin, Paramaribo (1910) 1910 Palmentuin, the Palm Garden of Paramaribo, appears here in 1910 as a shaded promenade planted with royal palms. It served as a public park for the Surinamese capital during the period when the territory was administered as a colony of the Netherlands.

EU: Heerenstraat, Paramaribo (1910) 1910 Heerenstraat was one of Paramaribo's principal streets in the early twentieth century, lined with the timber colonial townhouses typical of Dutch Suriname. This 1910 view records everyday street life in the colony's capital.

EU: Vaillantsplein, Paramaribo (1910) 1910 Vaillantsplein functioned as a civic square in central Paramaribo, captured here in 1910 during Dutch colonial rule of Suriname. Public squares like this one anchored the commercial and social life of the riverside capital.

EU: Waterstraat, Paramaribo (1910) 1910 Waterstraat ran near the Suriname River in Paramaribo and is pictured here in 1910. Streets close to the waterfront were central to trade and daily activity in the Dutch colonial capital of Suriname.

EU: Waterkant Paramaribo (1910) 1910 The Waterkant, Paramaribo's riverside street along the Suriname River, is shown as it looked in 1910. This quay was the commercial face of the Dutch colonial capital, connecting the town to river traffic.

EU: Heiligenweg te Paramaribo (1910) 1910 Heiligenweg, a street in Paramaribo, was photographed in 1910 while Suriname remained a colony of the Netherlands. Its name, Dutch for 'Saints' Way,' reflects the strong imprint of Dutch colonial culture on the capital.

EU: Exterieur van de Chinese Sociëteit in Paramaribo (1910) 1910 This 1910 photograph shows the exterior of the Chinese Society building in Paramaribo, a meeting hall for the city's Chinese community. Chinese immigrants had settled in Suriname from the mid-nineteenth century onward as contract laborers and later as merchants.

EU: Gouvernementshotel in Paramaribo met park en Nederlandse vlag (1910) 1910 The Gouvernementshotel, seat of the Dutch colonial governor in Paramaribo, is shown here in 1910 with its surrounding park and a Netherlands flag flying above it. The building served as the administrative center of Dutch Suriname.

EU: Steenbakkerijstraat in Paramaribo met palmen en voorbijgangers (1910) 1910 Steenbakkerijstraat, lined with palms and pedestrians, is pictured in Paramaribo in 1910. The street's name, referring to a brickworks, hints at the small industries that once operated along it in the Dutch colonial capital.

EU: Maagdenstraat in Paramaribo met bomen en voorbijgangers (1910) 1910 Maagdenstraat in Paramaribo, shaded by trees and busy with passersby, was recorded in this 1910 photograph. Streets like this formed the residential fabric of the Surinamese capital under Dutch colonial administration.

EU: Paramaribo (1912) 1912 A view of Paramaribo, the capital of Dutch-administered Suriname on the Suriname River, was photographed in 1912, documenting the colonial port city's streets and waterfront during this period.

EU: Gouverneurspaleis te Paramaribo (1912) 1912 The Governor's Palace in Paramaribo, seat of the Dutch colonial administration in Suriname, is shown in this 1912 photograph, one of a series documenting the capital's public buildings in the early twentieth century.

EU: Gouvernementspaleis te Paramaribo (1926) 1926 The Government Palace in Paramaribo, photographed in 1926, the seat of colonial administration in Dutch Suriname and today still the seat of the country's president.