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The Union Buildings (Afrikaans: Uniegebou) form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa.The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjeskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square.
The Nelson Mandela statue on the Union Buildings grounds, Pretoria, Gauteng, of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, stands 9 metres tall. The statue was unveiled on the Day of Reconciliation (16 December) 2013, bringing the official mourning period of ten days to a close, after Mandela died on 5 December.
Union Buildings Meintjeskop is a hill in Pretoria on which the Union Buildings ( die Uniegebou(e) in Afrikaans) were constructed. Marthinus Wessel Pretorius , later to become first president of the Transvaal Republic , was the original owner of the farm 'Elandsfontein' on which Meintjeskop stands.
It is immediately east of the Pretoria CBD.The main thoroughfare is Park Street. Landmarks on Park Street are The Pretoria Art Museum in its Mid-Century Modernist building, The Gerard Moerdyk Restaurant which serves traditional colonial African fare in a house built in 1920 by this famous architect, as well as Loftus Versfeld Stadium where local and international rugby and soccer matches are ...
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At the next junction (just west of the Union Buildings), the M5 meets the eastern terminus of the M4 route (Johannes Ramokhoase Street; Struben Street). [5] Leaving Arcadia, the M5 continues northwards and reaches a junction with the M22 route (Soutpansberg Road) in Prinshof (adjacent to the University of Pretoria Basic
The SAPS Memorial at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The South African Police Memorial is located in the grounds of the Union Buildings in Pretoria and commemorates officers of the South African Police Service who died in the line of duty.
Pretoria houses several performing arts venues including: [41] the South African State Theatre which houses the arts of Opera, musicals, plays and comedic performances. A 9 metre tall statue of former president Nelson Mandela was unveiled in front of the Union Buildings on 16 December 2013. [42]