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Cape Town Historic Society (many photos into the past of what things used to look like) Cape To Durban, how British (1820 Settlers) explored) (many photos into the past of what things used to look like) Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope) – (Unofficial Index to all resource on the net) The history occurring on its land Relevant Reading Material
This is a list of the heritage sites in Cape Town's CBD, the Waterfront, and the Bo-Kaap as recognized by the South African Heritage Resources Agency. [1] [2]For additional provincial heritage sites declared by Heritage Western Cape, the provincial heritage resources authority of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, please see the entries at the end of the list.
Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [13] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [14] The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
Cape Town first received local self-government in 1839, with the promulgation of a municipal ordinance by the government of the Cape Colony. [4] When it was created, the Cape Town municipality governed only the central part of the city known as the City Bowl, and as the city expanded, new suburbs became new municipalities, until by 1902 there were 10 separate municipalities in the Cape ...
Military history of Cape Town (2 C, 16 P) R. Robben Island (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "History of Cape Town"
Wellington-Cape Town railway begins operating. [9] Harbor works begun. [3] Public Library building constructed. [4] Telegraph begins operating (Simon's Town – Cape Town). [9] Cape Town High School was founded. 1861 Bellvile was founded; first Railway station built. 1863 Horsecar trams begin operating. Grey Library opens. [24] 1864 ...
The V&A Waterfront is a central part of the very beginning of the settlement of the city of Cape Town. [14] In 1654, two years after his arrival in this relatively safe bay at the foot of Table Mountain, Jan van Riebeeck built a small jetty as part of his task to establish a refreshment station at the Cape. [14]
The building was constructed in 1700 by the Dutch East India Company as a residence for important visitors to the Cape, lies between the South African National Parliament buildings and the President's Council in Company's Gardens, Cape Town. It has been used as an official residence by almost all the governors of the Cape – Dutch, Batavian ...