Editing Suriname (section)

===Landmarks===
[[File:Kathedraal 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]] in Paramaribo]]
The [[Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge]] is a bridge over the river Suriname between Paramaribo and Meerzorg in the [[Commewijne District|Commewijne district]]. The bridge was built during the tenure of President [[Jules Albert Wijdenbosch]] (1996–2000) and was completed in 2000. The bridge is {{convert|52|m|ft}} high, and {{convert|1504|m|ft}} long. It connects Paramaribo with Commewijne, a connection which previously could only be made by ferry. The purpose of the bridge was to facilitate and promote the development of the eastern part of Suriname. The bridge consists of two lanes (one lane each way).

The construction of the [[Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo|Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral]] started on 13 January 1883. Before it became a cathedral it was a theatre. The theatre was built in 1809 and burned down in 1820.

Suriname is one of the few countries in the world where [[Neveh Shalom Synagogue|a synagogue]] is located next to [[Mosque Keizerstraat|a mosque]].<ref>[https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/187112/way-south-of-the-border Down Suriname Way, a Tiny Community of Jews Endures], ''[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]]'', 8 December 2014</ref>
The two buildings are located next to each other in the centre of Paramaribo and have been known to share a parking facility during their respective religious rites, should they happen to coincide with one another.

A relatively new landmark is the Hindu [[Arya Diwaker]] temple in the Johan Adolf Pengelstraat in [[Wanica]], Paramaribo, which was inaugurated in 2001. A special characteristic of the temple is that it does not have images of the Hindu divinities, as they are forbidden in the [[Arya Samaj]], the Hindu movement to which the people who built the temple belong. Instead, the building is covered by many texts derived from the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures. The architecture makes the temple a tourist attraction.