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The Castle of Good Hope (Dutch: Kasteel de Goede Hoop; Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) [1] is a 17th century bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa.Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation the fort is now located inland.
The Castle of Good Hope Decoration was a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Union of South Africa on 6 April 1952, but never awarded. The decoration was intended for award to members of the South African Defence Force for a signal act of valour or most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of ...
The Fort of Good Hope (Dutch: Ford de Goede Hoop) was the first military building to be erected in what is now Cape Town. It was built in 1652, and was in use until 1674 [ 1 ] when it was superseded by the Castle of Good Hope .
In 1998, five national museums in the Western Cape (the South African Cultural History Museum, South African Museum, South African National Gallery, the William Fehr Collection (at the Castle of Good Hope [1]), and the Michaelis Collection) were amalgamated as the Southern Flagship Institution (SFI).
Model of the Amsterdam Battery at the Castle of Good Hope. The Amsterdam Battery was the most important of the military installations built by the Dutch East India Company to protect Table Bay. It marked the beginning of coastal defense in South Africa.
The Grand Parade is the main public square in Cape Town, South Africa. [1]The square is surrounded by the Cape Town City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Cape Town railway station.
It was a gift by the Netherlands to the people of South Africa to commemorate the first settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. On 2 October 1954, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, unveiled the statue in front of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Company's Garden. In 1969, the statue was ...
The bastions of the Castle of Good Hope were remembered in street names, namely Leerdam, Buren, Katzenellenbogen and Nassau. [15] The shipwrecking of the Nieuwe Haarlem, a Dutch ship in 1647 was remembered in the street Haarlem. The Nieuwe Haarlem was the frontrunner for Jan van Riebeeck’s trip to establish South Africa. [16]