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Johannesburg’s historic old fort stands in Kotzi Street on Hospital Hill, to the north of the city centre. In 1896 the Government of the South African Republic decided to build a fort round the existing prison. The prison was built already in 1892 and enlarged in 1894. The fort was completed in 1899 and handed over to the State Artillery.
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The Old Fort was declared a National Monument in 1964 although it continued as a functioning prison until 1987, after which the buildings and the site as a whole suffered from neglect and vandalism. [3] Constitution Hill opened as a museum in 2004, with tours taking the visitors to three prison museums: Number Four, the Women's Gaol and the Old ...
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Parktown North is a popular dining out venue for Johannesburg residents. Most notably 7th Avenue is home to many of the area's top restaurants. [3] [4] Parktown North has an active Residents Association (PNRA) that looks after its many interests around the suburb from Heritage, building and electrical issues, to power outage and maintenance issues.
Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for Kruger's Town) is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 [2] by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. [3] Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand , a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef.
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Old Fort may refer to in the Bahamas. Old Fort Bay; Old Fort of Nassau; in Canada. Old Fort 217 Indian Reserve, Alberta; Old Fort, Quebec (also known as Old Fort Bay or Vieux-Fort) in India. Old Fort, Delhi; in Mauritania. Old Fort, Nouakchott; in South Africa. Old Fort (Durban), a national heritage site; in Tanzania. Old fort of Zanzibar; in ...