Independence Square is a £3 million waterfront park, which has been designed as a new national civic space celebrating the independence of Barbados. The park is located on the Careenage Waterfront, at the heart of the island’s capital, Bridgetown. Construction Commenced in 2005 and the park is now the centrepiece of the island’s environmental improvement programme.

The park incorporates two large fountains, an amphitheatre, glazed walls, sculptural seats, paving mosaics and a toilet block. It has a modern, contemporary character with the islands colonial influences echoed in the design of the parks structures, fountains and colonnades.