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House Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
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Jul 14, 2011

House Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg

The building is the oldest existing dwelling in the immediate vicinity of Rustenburg. Designed in a neo-classical idiom,...

Kroondal, Rustenburg
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Jul 14, 2011

Kroondal, Rustenburg

Kroondal, situated on a farm, was one of 22 German Lutheran mission congregations established in the former Natal and Tr...

Cypress Tea Gardens, Hermanus
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Aug 29, 2011

Cypress Tea Gardens, Hermanus

Mystery and romance surround the original building. In those days it consisted of two stone and clay fisherman's cot...

City Hall, Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

City Hall, Pretoria

Click on image to enlarge Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, because of the purple flowered bush that fluri...

Freedom Park
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Jul 14, 2011

Freedom Park

The site of Freedom Park was carefully chosen, a 52 hectare undeveloped hill overlooking the city of Pretoria. It was he...

Die Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church)  Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

Die Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria

The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was built in the town in 1863....

Kruger House Museum
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Jul 14, 2011

Kruger House Museum

Situated at 60 Church Street, this was the home of President Paul Kruger. It was his personal property as the ZAR did no...

Die Bakke
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Jul 14, 2011

Die Bakke

Holiday resort at Mossel Bay, named after two steel tanks- Afrikaans: 'bakke', installed to hold water piped fro...

Botanical Gardens, Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

Botanical Gardens, Pretoria

Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it serves as a recreational sp...

Church Square, Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

Church Square, Pretoria

Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to...

Irene Concentration Camp and Gravesite
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Jul 14, 2011

Irene Concentration Camp and Gravesite

Opened on 2 November 1900, the Irene Concentration Camp was built with the intention that it would be one of the camps t...

Forts around Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

Forts around Pretoria

As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek realised that ...

Fort Schanskop
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Jul 14, 2011

Fort Schanskop

After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Pres Paul Kruger of the “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect Pretoria by con...

Fort Daspoortraand
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Jul 14, 2011

Fort Daspoortraand

This fort was built by the firm Schneider & Co, which was connected to the French firm, Le Creusot. Military enginee...

Fort Klapperkop
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Jul 14, 2011

Fort Klapperkop

This was the third fort erected by the German firm Krupp and designed by von Dewitz and Werner. The German forts were of...

Air Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

Air Force Museum, Port Elizabeth

This museum depicts the history of the South African Air Force and houses a collection of old aircraft, missiles, unifor...

Klapperkop Fort, Pretoria
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Jul 14, 2011

Klapperkop Fort, Pretoria

Klapperkop offers visitors panoramic views of Pretoria in all directions. Not only is it fast becoming a popular jogging...

House Preller, Hartebeesport
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Jul 14, 2011

House Preller, Hartebeesport

Gustav Preller was a well-known journalist and historian who championed the cause of the Afrikaans language. He occupied...

Defence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
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Jul 14, 2011

Defence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks

The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of ...

British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
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Jul 14, 2011

British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 January 1938.   This English fort or earthwor...

Dutch Reformed Church, Zoutpansberg
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Jul 14, 2011

Dutch Reformed Church, Zoutpansberg

The Nederduits Gereformeerde congregation of Zoutpansberg was established at Renosterpoort, by S Hofmeyr, in September 1...

Athenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

Athenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth

The building dates from the late Victorian period and has impressive neo-Classical elements. Its two sections were opene...

Blenheim House, 4 Baird Street, Uitenhage
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Jul 14, 2011

Blenheim House, 4 Baird Street, Uitenhage

This imposing dwelling with its notable Cape Dutch features was erected in 1815 as a single storey structure. A second s...

Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989.

City Hall, Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

City Hall, Port Elizabeth

 It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 November 1974.   The Port Elizabeth Cit...

Constitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

Constitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983.  Donkin Street is a famous touri...

Cora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
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Jul 14, 2011

Cora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth

 This beautiful Georgian home was built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. ...

Cuyler Manor, Uitenhage
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Jul 14, 2011

Cuyler Manor, Uitenhage

On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the S...

Drostdy Museum, Uitenhage
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Jul 14, 2011

Drostdy Museum, Uitenhage

The Drostdy was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and ...

Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
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Jul 14, 2011

Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage

The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in South Africa and the second...