Presidentieel Paleis & Onafhankelijkheidsplein

The Presidential Palace of Suriname faces Onafhankelijkheidsplein at Onafhankelijkheidsplein 1, and the building dates to around 1700. Palace and square sit inside the UNESCO-inscribed inner city and are treated here as one entry, because they are one place: the palace is normally seen from the square, about sixty metres away, and the two are a single stop on any walking route.

The square has had several names, and the older ones still appear on maps and in older writing — Oranjeplein and Gouvernementsplein both refer to it. Onafhankelijkheidsplein, Independence Square, dates from independence in 1975.

The square itself is open ground and always accessible. We have found no source stating whether the palace interior is ever open to the public, whether there is a guard ceremony, or whether photography is restricted, so we make no claim about any of them. Behave as you would outside any working head-of-state residence.