page_title: Bridgetown
section_title: Landmarks/points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Bridgetown / The city / Landmarks/points of interest
caption_attribution_description: Parliament building (west wing) in Bridgetown, Barbados
context_page_description: Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands at roughly 110,000.
  The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area, sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes Christ Church and St. James. The Grantley Adams International Airport for Barbados, is located 16 kilometres southeast of Bridgetown city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. There is no longer a local municipal government, but it is a constituency of the national Parliament. During the short-lived 1950s-1960s Federation of the British West Indian Territories, Bridgetown was one of three capital cities within the region being considered to be the Federal capital of region.
context_section_description: National Heroes Square (formerly Trafalgar Square) and Fountain Garden 
  Independence Square and The Independence Arch
  The Montefiore Fountain
  Parliament Buildings of Barbados
  The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
  The St. Mary's Anglican Church
  The St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral
  Nidhe Israel Synagogue
  The Pelican Village and Craft Centre
  Queen's Park
  The Lord Nelson Statue
  The Barbados Museum
  Kensington Oval (site of the 2007 Cricket World Cup final)
  Carlisle Bay Beach
  Cheapside market
  The Tom Adams Financial Complex
  The Frank Collymore Hall of the Performing Arts
  The Cathedral Plaza
  The Cave Shepherd Department Store (No.10 Broad Street)
  The Mutual Building (lower Broad Street)
  The Cheapside Gardens
  Sagicor Plaza
  The Garrison Savannah and National Historic Area
  The Hilton Hotel
  Martineau House
  Pierhead Development Complex
caption: Parliament Building
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