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Crystal Gade
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Blue Door
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Duty Free Shops
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The capital of the U. S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas island is mostly flooded by cruise ship passengers walking between many duty-free shops in the city center. One may think it is a crowded ordinary shopping mall, but the pastel-painted houses, narrow streets and the Danish-English street signs remind that this is an old Caribbean town with Danish heritage. |
Cruise Ship Passengers
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Kitchen in Fort Christian
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Danish Prison
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Victorian Clock Tower
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The Danish Fort Christian in Charlotte Amalie is the oldest standing structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ochre-colored fort was built between 1666 and 1680 to defend Danish colony. Over the years it has served as Government house, court, jail, a church, community center and police station. |
Wimmelskafts Gade
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Old Store on the Corner
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St. Thomas Synagogue
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Charlotte Amalie
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Old Town Charlotte Amalie
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Droningens Gade
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