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The oldest surviving building in South Africa |
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The oldest surviving building in South Africa, and well preserved too, is the
Castle of Good Hope, the pentagonal fortress built by personnel of the Dutch
East India Company back in. the 1660s-70s. Today it houses the regional
headquarters of the South African Defence Force in the Western Cape,
and a military museum.
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Monday, 12 April 2004 |
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The V & A Waterfront is also the gateway to Robben Island, a former prison (now national monument) where a visit is an emotional journey echoing with the sorrows of stalwarts of 'the struggle' against apartheid. The island was 'home' to many of South Africa's freedom fIghters including Nelson Mandela.
For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. ,It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society.
During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality.The duty of those who ran the Island and its prison was to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale. Some freedom fighters spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs.Those imprisoned on the Island succeeded on a psychological and political level in turning a prison 'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal liberation.
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Climate
The Western Cape enjoys hot summers and mild, green winters- perfect
weather for the production of fruit, grains and, most important - wine.
Cape Town Metropolitan area .
The area between Table Mountain and Hottentots Holland comprises
the Cape' Town Metropole and encompasses pulsating cosmopolitan
city life, beach playgrounds, forests and exquisite nature parks.
Table Mountain
Cape Town's most famous landmark - a quick spin by revolving cable
car to the 1 086m summit will give the visitor a grand view of one
of the most beautiful cities in the world, and of Course the equally
famous South African 'Alcatraz' - Robben Island.
The V & A Waterfront
The most visited attraction in Cape Town is the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
with its assortment of shopping, eating, entertainment and sightseeing facilities,
all set within a working harbour.
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