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Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.Test your knowledge of Kingstown, the vibrant capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Explore its rich history, unique architecture, and lush tropical landmarks!
Island Explorer 0–4 · Kingstown Regular 5–8 · True Vincy Insider 9–10
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While Saint Vincent once relied heavily on sugar, bananas became the leading agricultural export handled by Kingstown's port in the mid-20th century. The port serves as the economic gateway for the entire nation, connecting local farmers to international markets.
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Following the infamous mutiny on the Bounty during his first attempt, Captain William Bligh successfully introduced breadfruit plants to Saint Vincent on his second voyage aboard HMS Providence in 1793. A descendant of one of those original trees still grows in the gardens today.
Photo: Alexander Huey, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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The St Vincent parrot, also called the St Vincent amazon, lives in the wild only on the island of St Vincent. The Nicholas Wildlife Aviary in the botanic garden breeds these colourful parrots to help protect them. With their yellow, blue and green heads and bronze-green backs, they are hard to miss.
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Located in Arnos Vale near Kingstown, E. T. Joshua Airport was the primary gateway to the island for decades. In 2017, it was decommissioned when the much larger Argyle International Airport opened, capable of handling long-haul jet flights.
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Ellsworth McGranahan "Shake" Keane was a legendary Vincentian trumpet player and poet born in Kingstown. He gained international fame in the UK jazz scene during the 1950s and 1960s, later returning to Saint Vincent to serve as the nation's Director of Culture.
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St. George's Cathedral, built in 1820, is a fine example of Georgian architecture, with simple, elegant lines and a creamy yellow front. It replaced an earlier church that was wrecked by a hurricane, and it is the mother church of the Anglican diocese of the Windward Islands.
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Father Charles Verbeke, a Belgian priest who was also an architect, came to the cathedral around 1920 and added many of its turrets and towers. That is one reason the building looks so unlike anything else in Kingstown. The present cathedral was finished in the 1930s.
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Built in stages starting in 1823, St. Mary's Cathedral features an incredibly unique mix of Moorish, Romanesque, Byzantine, Venetian and Flemish styles. Its dark volcanic stone facade, complete with intricate arches and spires, makes it one of the city's most eye-catching landmarks.
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The cathedral features the stunning Red Angel window, which was originally commissioned by Queen Victoria for London's St. Paul's Cathedral. However, she disliked the red robes of the angel and rejected it, leading to its eventual installation in Kingstown.
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Established in 1765, the St. Vincent Botanic Gardens in Kingstown are the oldest of their kind in the Western Hemisphere. They were created to provide medicinal plants for the military and to promote local agriculture, and they still thrive today.
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