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Bo–Kaap
The centre is formed from narrow roadways with colourful Georgian cottages on the hill towards Table Mountain. The Bo-Kaap (Malay Quarter) is populated by descendents of the city’s 17th- and 18th-century Muslim slaves and is a cobble-stoned neighborhood in the city centre. The Bo-Kaap museum allows you to explore one the homes.
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Designed by Revel Fox and completed in 2003 is a major exhibition space. Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street (021 410 5000).
City Hall
An Edwardian building built in 1905 with a clock which is a replica of Big Ben. Darling Street.
Groote Kerk
The oldest remaining church building in South Africa. Upper Adderley Street (021 461 7044).
Heritage Square
A group of 18th Century townhouses that have been restored and now used for a hotel, shops and restaurants. Bree & Shortmarket Street.
Houses of Parliament
Completed in 1885 a neo classical building on Government Avenue where in 1996 South Africa’s new democratic constitution was adopted. Parliament Street (021 403 2266).
Long Street
Long Street runs directly up from the foreshore toward Table Mountain with a lot of Victorian buildings.
Noon Gun
Noon every day in Cape Town is marked by the firing of the noon gun one of two 18 pound cannons. Military Road, Bo-Kaap (021 787 1257). Rhodes Memorial
Opened in 1918 and designed by Sir Herbert Baker in the style of a Greek temple using Table Mountain granite and positioned to provide views over Table Bay. M3 south of the University of Cape Town.
St George’s Anglican Cathedral
From the steps of the cathedral Archbishop Desmond Tutu led a mass demonstration of 30,000 people to the Grand Parade in 1989. The cathedral was open to all races during the apartheid years. 5 Wale Street (021 424 7360).
Standard Bank Building
Built in 1880 as a strong Victorian era building. Adderley Street.
The Company’ Gardens
The gardens were originally established to provide vegetable for the ships but in the 18th Century converted to a pleasure garden in the city centre. In front of the South African Museum.
The Kramats
Kramats are holy shrines of Islam and mark the graves of Muslims who have died in the Cape. The 20 Kramats are positioned to form a circle of Islam around Cape Town. The circle starts at Signal Hill and the Kramats appear at different places such as Robben Island and the oldest one at Constantia.
Townships of the Cape Flats
The Cape Flats consists of a number of townships Bishop Lavis, Steenberg, Hanover Park, Bonteheuwel, Manenberg, Elsies River, Langa (Sun), Nyanga (Moon), Gugulethu (Our pride), Khayelitsha where the majority of coloured and African people live. The townships are high density low income areas with tiny and overcrowded houses. To visit the townships use one of the many guided tours.
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