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The village was founded by the two rival ninja clans descended from the Sage of the Six Paths, with large
statues overlooking a waterfall. One of its famous landmarks is a mountain where the faces of their
great leaders were etched into stone.
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The home consisted of two floors. Inside, the house was, if anything, even neater than the perfectly
presented gardens. The downstairs consists of a living room, dining room, kitchen and hall. And of
course, the cupboard under the stairs which is full of spiders and just large enough for a young boy to
sleep in. The layout of upstairs consists of the aunt and uncle’s room, a spare room, my cousin’s room
and my cousin’s toy room which has now become my room. In my room I have a bed, a wardrobe and a
desk. The room also has some old books, my cousin’s old toys, many of them broken beyond repair.
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Regarded to be visually impressive house and the most famous in Jamaica. It is a mansion in Jamaican
Georgian style with a stone base and a plastered upper storey, high on the hillside , with a panorama
view over the coast, it was built in the 1770s at a cost about 30,000 pounds. Mahogany floors, interior
windows and doorways, panelling and wooden ceilings. It is decorated with silk wallpaper printed with
palms and birds, ornamented with chandeliers and furnished with mostly European antiques. There is
bar downstairs and a restaurant.
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Shrouded almost perpetually by mists that give one of Jamaica’s mountains their bluish colour, the
mountain range sprawls across the eastern portion of the island for a length of 28 miles and an average
width of about 12 miles. In getting to this area there are some pleasant walks from the small towns
along the Bowden road, especially at Ginger House where there is a pretty waterfall beside a cave and a
mineral spring. A swinging bridge across the river connects Ginger House to Cornwall Barracks where
British troops once launched their assaults on the Windward Maroons.
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Sitting on 11 lush acres in the capital city, the stately mansion was the home of Jamaica’s first black
millionaire, George Stiebel. It was built in 1891, on what was originally a 51-acre property. Visitors to the
historical site can go back in time with a tour of the Georgian-style great house. Furnished with a
collection of 19th-century antiques from Jamaica and the Caribbean region, the house tells the tale of
privileged West Indian society in the Victorian era. The ballroom still has the original English chandelier
purchased for the room. Today, the old stables, kitchen and other buildings on the property host some
of Jamaica’s finest restaurants, confectioneries and souvenir shops. Makers of Jamaica’s premier brand
of ice cream has its flagship store at the location.
Created by Ms. Burnett@ Kingston College 2016
Kame Hausu is a house on a very small island in the middle of the sea. The house itself is very distinctive.
It is painted pink, with a red roof and the words Kame Hausu are prominently displayed on the front of
the upper story. It was built strong enough to withstand a tsunami. The ground floor has a main room
and kitchen to the left of the main room. The stairs are now in the back and wind a little to lead up to
the upper bedroom. The house is prefabricated and can be capsulized and relocated with ease.
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It is a caravel class ship which has a Jib and a central steer rudder. The ship’s armaments consisted of
four cannons, one in the bow pointing forward, one in the stern, and two pointing to either side. The
single most important room is the meeting room, lounge and helm for the entire crew. The kitchen is
also located here. The device for steering the ship is also located here. Unlike regular ships it uses a
steering pole instead of a steering wheel. The steering pole has a sheep’s head like the one used for the
ships figurehead.
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With more than 3,000 square feet of murals and frescos on its ceiling and walls it is, undoubtedly, the
most beautiful church in Jamaica and one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean. It covers 12,600 square
feet. Like a beacon, its 85’ copper dome guides the faithful to its doors. It was built in 1911 to replace
the original Roman Catholic Church that was constructed in 1811 and destroyed by earthquake in 1907.
It has one of the five remaining working organ of its kind that exist in the Caribbean. Every surface in the
interior is decorated. Stained glass panels featuring Catholic saints and icons. The detailed murals and
frescos on the ceiling and walls are awe inspiring.
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Created by Ms. Burnett@ Kingston College 2016