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The Cayenne General Council is a historic monument located in the city of Cayenne in Guyana. Originally built by the Jesuits in 1749, it housed a chapel and a hotel separated by a square tower with a clock. This wooden frame building, with brick facades and clin boards, illustrates the colonial architecture of the period.

In 1765, after the confiscation of Jesuit property in 1762, the chapel became the official residence of the Lieutenant of the King. Later, on 28 December 1878, the building was transformed into the seat of the Colonial Council and then the General Council until the 1980s. It served as a venue for deliberation until 2015, the date of the merger with the Regional Council within the framework of the Single Territorial Community.

The building, listed as a historic monument by decree of 22 January 1979, is distinguished by its protected facades and roofs. Owned by the department, it is located Place de Grenoble, although its approximate GPS address is 1 Rue du Colonel Claude Chandon. Its architecture and history reflect the political and administrative developments of Guyana since the 18th century.

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