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Bulawayo (/ b ʊ l ə ˈ w ɑː j oʊ /, /-ˈ w eɪ oʊ /; [3] Northern Ndebele: Bulawayo) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. [4] The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, [5] while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million ...
1931 - Catholic Mission of Bulawayo established. [5] 1934 - Bulawayo Club building constructed. 1943 - Bulawayo attains city status. [1] 1950 - Rainbow Hotel built. [6] 1957 - Bulawayo Thermal Power Station (coal-fired thermal power plant) opens. 1960 - Trade fair begins. [chronology citation needed] 1964 - Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe opens.
Old Bulawayo is a historic settlement that was originally established by King Lobengula as his capital in 1870 soon after becoming king of the Matebele people. A museum was established in 1990 [ 1 ] Old Bulawayo is being rebuilt by the National Monuments and Museums of Zimbabwe.
The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Leopold Takawira Avenue.. Designed by architect James Whalley, the museum officially opened in 1964, the museum contains exhibits illustrating the history, mineral wealth and wildlife of Zimbabwe, including the second largest mounted elephant in the world.
Bulawayo Railway Museum (established 1972) is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. [1] [2] Its oldest exhibits date back to 1897, [3] and include Cecil Rhodes' personal railway coach. [4]
The Hillside Dams area history dates back to the Stone Age as there were various Stone Age tools and rock shelters discovered within the area. In the 19th century it was one of King Lobengula's favourite villages to relax at. In 1895 Rhodesian workers started constructing infrastructure for commercial water supply. It was then that the name ...
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The statue was sculpted by a Scottish sculptor, John Tweed [2] and was erected in Bulawayo city [3] centre in 1904. In February 1981, after Southern Rhodesia's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the statue was removed from the city centre; it was relocated to the centenary park at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. [4] [5]