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South Africa

Public buildings that have helped shape South Africa ’s political history include:

City of Mapungubwe, South Africa

10th - 13th century Nothing remains of the buildings of this iron age city which sat on the meeting of the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers and...

Jan 31, 20181 min read

1891 The Ou Raadsaal, or Old Council Hall, was commissioned by the first president of the Boer Transvaal republic, Paul Kruger, and was...

Jan 30, 20181 min read

1909 - 1913 Designed by Herbert Baker, one of Britain's most famous colonial architects, the Union Building became the seat of South...

Jan 29, 20181 min read

1960 This police station was originally named after John Vorster, Minister of Justice and then Prime Minister, the man who created many...

Jan 28, 20181 min read

2004 The Constitutional Court is the home for the body which protects South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution. It was designed by...

Jan 27, 20181 min read