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District of Cape Town
Western Cape - South Africa

Parliament of South Africa

The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. It has undergone many transformations as a result of the country's tumultuous history. From 1910 to 1994, it was elected mainly by South Africa's white minority, before the first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994.

Located at -33.9277, 18.4186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Government of South Africa, Parliament of South Africa, Parliaments by country, Bicameral legislatures, National legislatures

Noon Gun

The Noon Gun has been a historic time signal in Cape Town, South Africa since 1806. The gun is situated on Signal Hill, close to the centre of the city.

Located at -33.9152, 18.4116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cape Town, Time guns, History of Cape Town, Maritime history of South Africa

Signal Hill (Cape Town)

Signal Hill aka Lion's Rump (or Seinheuwel in Afrikaans), is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill is also known as "The Lion's Flank", but this term is obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, Signal Hill looks like a lion sphinx. Signal flags were used to communicate weather warnings as well as anchoring instructions to visiting ships in order to ensure that they prepared adequately for stormy weather while in the bay.

Located at -33.9178, 18.4028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Table Mountain, Hills of South Africa, Maritime history of South Africa, Table Mountain National Park

Lion's Head (Cape Town)

Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.

Located at -33.9347, 18.3892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mountains of the Western Cape, Table Mountain, Zoomorphic geographic features, Table Mountain National Park

2006 Table Mountain fire

The Table Mountain fire was a large fire in and around the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It broke out at approximately 4 p.m. on 26 January 2006 above Tafelberg Road, and spread quickly due to dry conditions and strong winds of up to 60 knots . It threatened to spread into the densely populated suburbs of Tamboerskloof, Oranjezicht, Vredehoek and Gardens on the north side, as well as Camps Bay and Bantry Bay on the south side.

Located at -33.95, 18.4083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Wildfires in South Africa, Table Mountain, Wildfires caused by arson, Murder in 2006, 2006 wildfires, 2006 in South Africa, Arson in Africa

Gallery Mau Mau

Gallery Mau Mau (1996–1998) was a counter-culture "art space" situated in Cape Town, South Africa. Although short-lived, the experimental space provided low-cost access to the arts for artists of all races, broke boundaries and defined the period in which a visual arts culture saw enormous growth in the city. It was run by cultural activist David Robert Lewis, multimedia artist Adam Lieber, musician and disk jockey Nick Birkby and fine artist Chris Slack.

Located at -33.9253, 18.4158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1996 establishments in South Africa, 1998 disestablishments in South Africa, South African art, Art museums and galleries in South Africa, Defunct art museums and galleries, Museums in Cape Town, Art galleries established in 1996, Art galleries disestablished in 1998

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cableway to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately 800,000 people a year using the cableway. On the 29 December 2004 the cableway passed its 16 millionth visitor. The lower cable station is at an altitude of 302 m on Tafelberg Road near Kloof Nek. The upper cable station in on the westernmost end of the Table Mountain plateau, at an altitude of 1067 m.

Located at -33.9533, 18.4032 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1929, Aerial tramways in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town, Table Mountain, Visitor attractions in Cape Town

City Bowl

The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre-shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak.

Located at -33.9333, 18.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

St. Cyprian's School (South Africa)

St. Cyprian's School is a private boarding and day school for girls in Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated not far from Table Mountain and has a breathtaking view. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.

Located at -33.9417, 18.4172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Anglican schools in South Africa, Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town, Private schools in the Western Cape, Educational institutions established in 1871, Girls' schools in South Africa, Round Square schools

Anglican Diocese of Cape Town

The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, South Africa, came into being in 1847 with the consecration of the first bishop, Robert Gray, and later expanded to become the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, now called the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Since it is the mother diocese of the Anglican Church in southern Africa, the bishop of Cape Town is archbishop and metropolitan, and presides at synods of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

Located at -33.925, 18.4194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses, Religion in Cape Town

Tot Nut van het Algemeen

Tot Nut van het Algemeen (trans. 'For the good of all'), commonly known as Tot Nut, was a Dutch-medium school in Cape Town from 1804 to 1870. The school catered for all nationalities and played an important role in educating the Dutch-speaking children of the Cape Colony. Its curriculum included modern and ancient languages, literature, mathematics drawing and vocal music. The school also maintained a preparatory section for infants.

Located at -33.9247, 18.4183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Iziko South African Museum

The Iziko SA Museum is a South African national museum which located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology collections.

Located at -33.9289, 18.415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Cape Town, Natural history museums in South Africa, Archaeological museums in South Africa

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Michaelis School of Fine Art was founded in 1925, and is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town. It is located at 31-37 Orange Street in Cape Town on Hiddingh Campus adjacent to the Cape Town Company Gardens. Associate Professor Stephen Inggs is the Director of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. He is also co-founder of the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet with Pippa Skotnes.

Located at -33.93, 18.4136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Academic institutions, Art schools in South Africa, University of Cape Town

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town (Latin: Archidioecesis Civitatis Capitis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope on 18 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII, and renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District on 30 July 1847 and as the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape Town on 13 June 1939.

Located at -33.9283, 18.4194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Religion in Cape Town, Religious organizations established in 1818, Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century

Greenmarket Square

Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. The square was built in 1696, when a burgher watch house was erected here. In 1761, the watch house was demolished and the Old Town House built in the site. This building functioned as the city hall for a while. Over the years, the square has served as a slave market, a vegetable market, a parking lot and more recently, an informal flea market trading mainly African souvenirs, crafts and curios.

Located at -33.9228, 18.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Squares in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Cape Town

Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck

Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck is an Afrikaans high school in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1926 by J.J. Jordaan. The school is situated at the foot of Table Mountain right next to the historical Welgemeend in Cape Town. The school has an enrolment of approximately 600 pupils, who are divided into three houses: Reijger, Dromedaris and De Goede Hoop, named after the three ships that Jan van Riebeeck landed in Cape Town in 1652.

Located at -33.9337, 18.4084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town

St George's Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr) is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. The cathedral was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and the foundation stone was laid in 1901. The cathedral replaced a church built in 1834 on the same site, and is still incomplete.

Located at -33.925, 18.4194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Anglican cathedrals in South Africa, Churches in Cape Town, Herbert Baker buildings, Historic sites in South Africa

Yeshiva of Cape Town

The Yeshiva of Cape Town is a kollel and yeshiva established in 1994. Its full title is "The Rabbi Cyril and Ann Harris Yeshiva of Cape Town", named for the late Chief Rabbi. It is based in the Beit Midrash Morasha community, in the suburb of Sea Point, Cape Town. The Yeshiva's ideology is Religious Zionist / Centrist Orthodox.

Located at -33.9178, 18.3894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa, Education in Cape Town, Modern Orthodox Judaism

Huguenot Memorial Building

The Huguenot Memorial Building, located at 48 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, is a provincial heritage site in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. In 1980 it was described in the Government Gazette as “ This predominantly Edwardian building was erected by the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church to commemorate the arrival of the French Huguenots (1688). The foundation stone was laid on 24 August 1899 and the building was officially opened on 15 October 1903.

Located at -33.9264, 18.4164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Huguenot history in South Africa

Gardens Commercial High School

Gardens Commercial High School is a coeducational inner city Secondary School in Cape Town, South Africa with learners aged 12 – 18 years. In 2006 the school was designated a Business, Commerce and Management (BCM) Focus School. As such, Gardens Commercial is part of an education intervention that aims to redress the Apartheid education system.

Located at -33.9303, 18.4156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town, Monuments and memorials in South Africa

Western Cape High Court

The Western Cape High Court, Cape Town (formerly the Cape Provincial Division and commonly known as the Cape High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. Located in central Cape Town, it has general jurisdiction over the Western Cape province. The court consists of 31 judges, led by Judge President John Hlophe.

Located at -33.925, 18.4178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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High Courts of South Africa, Government of the Western Cape, Cape Town

Leeuwenhof

Leeuwenhof is an estate in the Gardens area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape. Leeuwenhof was originally a farmhouse dating to the time of the Dutch East India Company's rule of Cape Town. It includes a Slave Quarters which has been renovated and used to house an exhibition about slavery in Cape Town.

Located at -33.938, 18.406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government of the Western Cape, Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Official residences in South Africa

Nurul Islam Mosque

The Nurul Islam Mosque is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, South Africa. When it was founded in 1844, the structure could hold 150 worshipers. Renovated in 2001, it can now hold 700 worshipers.

Located at -33.9219, 18.4156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mosques in Cape Town, Religious buildings completed in 1844

Labia Theatre

The Labia Theatre is an independent movie house located in Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa. The theatre has two locations, the original 68 Orange Street location which features four screens and two modern screens in the Lifestyle Centre at 50 Kloof Street. The Labia Theatre is the oldest independent art-repertory cinema in the country. The original building was once an Italian Embassy ballroom and was opened by Princess Labia in May 1949 as a theatre for the staging of live performances.

Located at -33.93, 18.4122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Repertory cinemas

Heritage Western Cape

Heritage Western Cape (HWC) is a provincial heritage resources authority established by the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport of the government of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is a public entity set up under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act. It is mandated to care for that part of South Africa's national estate that is of provincial and local significance in the Western Cape .

Located at -33.9231, 18.4203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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South African heritage resources, South African heritage sites, Heritage registers, Monuments and memorials in South Africa, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, Paleontological sites, Paleoanthropological sites, Archaeological sites in South Africa