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History of city Cayenne, French Guiana in photos

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A small historical reference

Geography: Cayenne is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "fert aurum industria", which means "work brings wealth".

Date of foundation: 1664

History:

Population: 55 198

Sights:

Cayenne. Allee des Palmistes, Lalouette Street
Allee des Palmistes, Lalouette Street		 Cayenne. Ascent of Fort Ceperos
Ascent of Fort Ceperos		 Cayenne. Avenue Barracks 'Loubert'
Avenue Barracks 'Loubert'		 Cayenne. Casino-Theatre, 1911
Casino-Theatre, 1911
Cayenne. Bank of Guyana and the Victor Schœlcher Statue
Bank of Guyana and the Victor Schœlcher Statue		 Cayenne. Bank of Guyana and the Victor Schœlcher Statue
Bank of Guyana and the Victor Schœlcher Statue		 Cayenne. Christophe Colomb Street, at Francois Arago Street, 1906
Christophe Colomb Street, at Francois Arago Street, 1906		 Cayenne. Colonial Hospital of the Sisters of St Paul
Colonial Hospital of the Sisters of St Paul
Cayenne. Colonial Hotel
Colonial Hotel		 Cayenne. Colonial infantry barracks and Disciplinary rooms, left side
Colonial infantry barracks and Disciplinary rooms, left side		 Cayenne. Police station
Police station		 Cayenne. Courthouse, 1907
Courthouse, 1907
Cayenne. Day of the Armistice
Day of the Armistice in front of the Monument to the Dead for the Fatherland		 Cayenne. Day school for the Sisters of St Joseph de Cluny
Day school for the Sisters of St Joseph de Cluny		 Cayenne. Exit from Mass, 1908
Exit from Mass, 1908		 Cayenne. Francois Arago Street, at Christophe Colomb Street, 1905
Francois Arago Street, at Christophe Colomb Street, 1905
Cayenne. General Secretariat Building
General Secretariat Building		 Cayenne. Government
Government		 Cayenne. Group of pretty Cayenne women in local costume, 1967
Group of pretty Cayenne women in local costume, 1967		 Cayenne. Histoire des Colonies-Guillon-Cayenne
Histoire des Colonies-Guillon-Cayenne, 1892
Cayenne. Hotel of the General Transatlantic Company, 1925
Hotel of the General Transatlantic Company, 1925		 Cayenne. Place des Palmistes
Place des Palmistes		 Cayenne. Laussat Canal
Laussat Canal		 Cayenne. Port and Molé Street
Port and Molé Street

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