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The Queen's Staircase is a walkway of 66 steps in Nassau, the capital city of The Bahamas. It was carved out of solid limestone rock by 600 slaves between 1793 and 1794 to create an escape route from the fort above [ 1 ] and is a major landmark of Nassau.
Nassau was featured as a primary setting in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag [28] (2013). Nassau Town is mentioned in "Sloop John B", a Bahamian folk song. Since the early 1950s there have been many recordings of the song, the best known being by The Beach Boys on their Pet Sounds album.
Both islands are within capital city Nassau's harbour. Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island . The island, with an area of 277 hectares (685 acres) [ 1 ] (2.8 km 2 /1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau , which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence .
Enlargeable, detailed map of New Providence. New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. [2] On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census, and a population of 292,522 at the 2022 census.
The Bahamian Parliament Building is the home of the House of Assembly of the Parliament of the Bahamas, located in Parliament Square, Bay Street, in the Bahaman capital of Nassau. The coral pink-colored building was constructed in 1815 by Loyalist refugees from the newly-independent United States , in the British colonial style, often compared ...
Clifton Heritage National Park is a national park on the western end of New Providence Island in the Bahamas. It is managed by the Clifton Heritage Authority and has an area of 208 acres. Notable as tribute to the cultural history of the Bahamas, it was established as a protected area in June 2004 and opened to the public in April 2009.
The Bahamas relies heavily on tourism to generate most of its economic activity. Tourism as an industry accounts for about 70% of the Bahamian GDP and provides jobs for about half of the country's workforce. [117] The Bahamas attracted 5.8 million visitors in 2012, more than 70% of whom were cruise visitors. [118]
The fort sits a short walk west of downtown Nassau and the cruise ship terminal. The fort was constructed in the late 18th century by British colonial governor Lord Dunmore after the end of the American Revolutionary war. The fort has never been used in battle. [1] It is one of several English forts that are still standing in Nassau.