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The V&A Waterfront is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. It is on the site of the oldest working harbour in the Southern Hemisphere. [1] With Table Mountain as its backdrop, [2] the 123-hectare neighbourhood sees millions of people visiting each year. [3] It contains art, entrepreneurs, and sustainable design. [4] [5]
In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by The New York Times, [15] and was similarly ranked number one by The Daily Telegraph in both 2016 and 2023. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Located on the shore of Table Bay , the City Bowl area of Cape Town is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape , with a significant cultural heritage.
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in 2010. The Destruction of the Country House 1875–1975 was an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in 1974, commissioned by V&A Director Roy Strong and curated by John Harris, Marcus Binney and Peter Thornton (then working, respectively, at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Country Life magazine and the V&A Department of ...
The V&A Dundee – the first branch of the V&A to operate outside of London – is the main centrepiece of the waterfront project. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Today, Dundee is promoted as "One City, Many Discoveries" in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the RRS Discovery , Robert Falcon Scott 's Antarctic exploration vessel, which was ...
In 1988, the old boom defence vessel was donated for use as a museum ship, moored at the waterfront at Cape Town. Her original Royal Navy badge can be seen displayed on the side of the Selborne drydock. [4] Somerset was moored on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town from 2 September 1988 as museum ship [5] until its scrapping in April ...
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The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning U.S. military veterans.