Most of the buildings of interest in St Vincent and Grenadine lie in the capital Kingstown, where the architecture is mostly 19th-century colonial.
It is characterised by cobbled streets and covered walkways by some of the older streets, made of stone arches. In fact the town’s nickname is ‘city of arches’, which also refers to the exuberant style of St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral of 1828.
This ornate building is made of black volcanic bricks, and includes Georgian, Moorish and Romanesque elements. [Read more...]
