Old Market of Roseau
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The Old Market of Roseau, also known as Old Market Plaza and Dawbiney Market Square is a market located in Roseau
, the capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica
. Located behind what is today The Dominica Museum
on the seafront, it was a thriving market during colonial times and the square was the place where all the major trading between Dominica and the surrounding islands took place, from commodities to slave trading. Public executions were held here.In 1988, the square was renovated as a craft center with shops, to display Dominica crafts.
Today it contains stalls selling handcrafted jewelry, T-shirts, spices etc.
Roseau
-Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city...
, the capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. Located behind what is today The Dominica Museum
The Dominica Museum
The Dominica Museum is a museum on the quay in Roseau, Dominica. It is the national museum of Dominica. It is located in a small orange building, formerly an Old market building and a post office dating to 1810...
on the seafront, it was a thriving market during colonial times and the square was the place where all the major trading between Dominica and the surrounding islands took place, from commodities to slave trading. Public executions were held here.In 1988, the square was renovated as a craft center with shops, to display Dominica crafts.
Today it contains stalls selling handcrafted jewelry, T-shirts, spices etc.