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The centre of the Garrison area is the savannah, a huge
grassy space that served as the army's parade ground. The military
buildings - barracks, quartermaster's store and hospitals, as well
as the fort itself - stand in a rough square around its outer edges,
flanked by coconut palms and large mango trees. The savannah is
still active, with sports grounds and play areas bounded by the
city's race track.
To
the south, you can still see the thick eighteenth-century walls of
St Ann's Fort (now used by the Barbadian defense force and
closed to visitors) while, just north of here, the spectacular
Main Guard - with its tall, bright-red tower and green cupola -
is the area's most striking construction.
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This was the guardhouse, built in 1803, where court-martials
and subsequent punishments were carried out; you're normally
free to wander around the building, though there's little to
see. Outside, ranks of cannons point menacingly across the
savannah towards some superbly restored
barrack buildings, which now serve as government offices.
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