Tamboerskloof in Western Cape
Destination Guide 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 The hill is also known as "The Lion's Flank", but this term is obsolete.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

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 1 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

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

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

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 0 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

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 1 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 1 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 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Repertory cinemas