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Nova Constantia originally formed part of the Groot Constantia estate and the house probably dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. The homestead is U-shaped and is regarded, mainly because of its impressive gables and its setting, as one of the finest Cape Dutch houses. Type of site: Farmstead. Cape Town, Constantia: Wynberg
Pinehurst Mansion Oudtshoorn: 1911 Robben Island Forts Robben Island: 1940s Rus in Urbe Mansion Oudtshoorn: 1902 Sandenburg [3] Cape Town: 1640s Fort Simon Stellenbosch: 1997 Somerset Hospital: Cape Town: 1864 Stone Castle Saldanha: Knysna Fort: Knysna: 1899 Veretti Castle Mossel Bay: 2004 Vergelegen Estate: Somerset West: 1700 Villa Anna ...
Clifton is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.It is an exclusive residential area and is home to the most expensive real estate in South Africa, [2] with dwellings nestled on cliffs that have sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Groote Schuur in 1899. A view of Groote Schuur in 1988. Groote Schuur (pronounced [ˈɣroːtə ˈsxyːr]; Dutch for 'big shed') is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa.In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary.
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. [1] Leeuwenhof was originally a farmhouse dating to the time of the Dutch East India Company's rule of Cape Town.
Rust en Vreugd (meaning Rest and Joy), is a historic house and garden, located on Buitekant Street at the edge of the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of the few remaining 18th-century buildings in the city. The Rust en Vreudg is home to the William Fehr Collection of pictorial Africana.
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.
Genadendal Residence [χəˈnɑːdəndal] is the official Cape Town residence of the president of South Africa, [2] situated on the Groote Schuur estate in Rondebosch.It has been the official residence since 1994 when Nelson Mandela took up residence here rather than the main Groote Schuur manor house. [3]