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The Transvaal Museum was established in 1892 in the upper floor of Ou Raadsaal, but was soon moved to a separate location when the room was deemed too small for the collection. [2] In 1902, the South African Republic was annexed by the United Kingdom after its defeat in the Second Boer War , abolishing the Volksraad, and the Ou Raadsaal became ...
Tasting room of Rutherford Hill winery in Napa Valley AVA.The tasting room is located in the wine cave. A tasting room is a part of a winery or brewery, typically located on the premises of the winery or brewery's production facilities, at which guests may sample the winery or brewery's products.
Kruger House is the historical Pretoria residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. Milk was used, instead of water, for mixing the cement from which the house was constructed, as the cement available was of poor quality.
The CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) [1] is a convention centre in Pretoria, South Africa.The centre is situated in the east of South Africa's capital city within the research, academic and ambassadorial hub of Tshwane and is on the grounds of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, previously known as the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, is a 300 hectares (3.0 km 2) botanical reserve in western Roodepoort near Johannesburg.
Pretoria Sotho (called Sepitori by its speakers) [33] is the urban lingua franca of Pretoria and the Tshwane metropolitan area in South Africa. It is a combination of Tswana and Northern Sotho (Pedi), with influences from Tsotsitaal and other black South African languages. It is a creole language that developed in the city during the years of ...
She introduced tasting menus to South Africa when she created the Tasting Room within the restaurant. [3] In 2000, she spent three months in The French Laundry under chef Thomas Keller . [ 4 ] Over the course of her time at Le Quartier Francais, she was named Eat Out DStv chef of the year in both 2002 and 2012. [ 5 ]
He was also Pretoria's first magistrate and was responsible for the layout of the city. During this period he sold his land to Stephanus Jacobus Meintjies (1819–1887), after whom the hill is named. In 1909 Herbert Baker was commissioned to design the Government Building of the Union of South Africa (which was formed on 31 May 1910) in ...