Though Trinidad’s architecture is as diverse as its population, most of the island’s most impressive structures were constructed in the 19th and early 20th century, while it was still one of the cornerstones of the British Empire in the Caribbean.

Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port of Spain is probably the island’s structure that bears its European influence most prominently. Constructed in 1815, the cathedral’s façade is a synthesis of Georgian and neo-Gothic, and its interior features a hammer-beam roof and fine stained glass windows imported from Europe.

Equally majestic, the President’s House in Port of Spain is a stately Victorian estate set in the city’s Botanic gardens. Constructed in 1876, the structure was initially occupied by the island’s colonial governor, but when Trinidad and Tobago was declared a republic in 1976, the name was changed and first president Ellis Clark moved in shortly after.

Other striking residences can be found around Queens Park Savannah in the capital. Most notable are those that make up the “Magnificent Seven” mansions—the Moorish-styled Whitehall , home of the nation’s Prime Minister, Hayes Court, the residence of the Anglican Bishop of Trinidad, and five other extraordinary estates all in a row along Maraval Road.