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Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa.Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building [3] and, at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district (CBD) in 15 years.
Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa.When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.
Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [13] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [14] The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
This list of tallest buildings in Cape Town ranks completed buildings by height in the South African city of Cape Town, Western Cape, the second-largest city in South Africa. [1] Cape Town's tallest building is the Portside Tower , which stands at 139 m (456 ft); the tower was built in 2014 and was the first significant tall building erected in ...
Newlands Cricket Ground (known as Six Gun Grill Newlands for sponsorship reasons) is a cricket venue in Newlands, Cape Town.One of the oldest sporting stadiums in South Africa, the ground is owned by the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and is the home of Western Province and MI Cape Town.
Church of the Good Shepherd on Robben Island The Cape Town City Hall, with Table Mountain in the background Disa Park Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Maclear's Beacon, a triangulation station used in the calculation of the curvature of the Earth Lion's Head, part of the Table Mountain National Park
Green Point Common, is a park in Green Point, Cape Town, in South Africa, where numerous playing fields and a golf course are situated. The Green Point Urban Park & Biodiversity Garden is just behind Mouille Point and has an entrance on Bay Road. [1] [2] [3] The Green Point Park is open from 09:00-19:00, Monday to Sunday, and is free to access.
Cape Town first received local self-government in 1839, with the promulgation of a municipal ordinance by the government of the Cape Colony. [4] When it was created, the Cape Town municipality governed only the central part of the city known as the City Bowl, and as the city expanded, new suburbs became new municipalities, until by 1902 there were 10 separate municipalities in the Cape ...