St George's Cathedral is built from sandstone quarried directly from Table Mountain, giving the cruciform structure a distinct, local texture. As the oldest cathedral in Southern Africa, this Anglican landmark on Wale Street has spent over…
Company's Garden Historical Stroll
Trace the origins of modern Cape Town on this walking tour through South Africa's oldest urban garden, where ancient trees stand alongside landmarks of colonial rule and the anti-apartheid struggle.
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1. St George's Cathedral
2. Iziko Slave Lodge
The Iziko Slave Lodge is a building with plain, heavy walls located at the corner of Adderley and Wale Streets. Built in sixteen seventy-nine, it stands as one of the oldest structures in Cape Town and was commissioned by the Dutch East…
3. Saffron Pear
The Saffron Pear in Cape Town’s Company’s Garden is easily identified by the metal crutches and cables bracing its gnarled, ancient trunk. At over three hundred and sixty years old, this specimen of Pyrus communis is widely considered the…
4. Tuynhuys
Tuynhuys is a two-story building in central Cape Town defined by its white walls, decorative gables, and symmetrical rows of windows overlooking the Company’s Gardens. While it now serves as the office of the President of South Africa, its…
5. Delville Wood Memorial
The Delville Wood Memorial in the Company's Garden is an octagonal stone temple topped by a bronze sculpture of two men clasping hands over a war horse. This structure is a contemporary replica of the national memorial located in…
6. South African National Gallery
The Iziko South African National Gallery occupies a prominent position within the historic Company’s Garden in Cape Town. You can distinguish the building by its neoclassical stone facade, which has stood near the base of Table Mountain…
7. Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko South African Museum is distinguished by its grand, Victorian-era architecture nestled within the historic Company’s Garden. Founded in eighteen twenty-five by Lord Charles Somerset, it holds the title of the oldest museum in the…