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  2. Anglo-Boer War Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Anglo-Boer War Museum (also known as The War Museum of the Boer Republics) in Bloemfontein is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1899 to 1902. The museum has a unique art collection, dioramas and exhibits but also brings the visitor closer to understanding the background against which the war took place. [2]

  3. List of heritage sites in Free State - Wikipedia

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    The Queen's Fort, sometimes known as the Bloemfontein Fort, is situated to the south of the centre of the city. Partly hidden by large pine trees, it stands on a koppie to the left of Church Street, opposite the Basuto War Memorial. On 3 February 1848, Previous use: Other: Aeroplane Motor. Current use: Museum. Bloemfontein: Bloemfontein

  4. List of museums in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in South Africa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  5. National Women's Monument - Wikipedia

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    The National Women's Monument [1] (Afrikaans: Nasionale Vrouemonument) in Bloemfontein, South Africa, is a monument commemorating the roughly 27,000 Boers who died in British concentration camps during the Second Boer War. The Monument is a Provincial Heritage Site [1] in the Free State.

  6. Statue of Martinus Theunis Steyn - Wikipedia

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    The statue was dismantled in June 2020 and reassembled at the Anglo-Boer War Museum (also known as The War Museum of the Boer Republics) under oversight of a heritage architect in August 2020. The statue is situated 200 metre from the National Women's Monument near the graves of Steyn and his wife, Tibbie.

  7. Old Presidency - Wikipedia

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    The Old Presidency or Ou Presidensie is a museum, art gallery and theatre in the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa, located on President Brand Street in the heart of the city. The former residence of the President of the Republic of the Orange Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer ...

  8. Bloemfontein - Wikipedia

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    The city hosts numerous museums, including the National Women's Monument, the Anglo-Boer War Museum, the National Museum, and the Oliewenhuis Art Museum. Bloemfontein also hosts the first digital planetarium in the southern hemisphere, the Naval Hill Planetarium, and Boyden Observatory, an astronomical research observatory. Bloemfontein is ...

  9. Sanna's Post - Wikipedia

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    This nevertheless left Bloemfontein's water works in Boer hands. In all, the British suffered 155 men killed or wounded. 428 men, seven field artillery pieces and 117 wagons were captured. The Boer force suffered three killed and five wounded. But even more serious than the losses in the action was the loss of Bloemfontein's water supplies.