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The garden is wedged between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, in eastern Pretoria, Gauteng, and flanks a central rocky ridge that runs from east to west. The 76 hectares (0.76 km 2 ) garden was established in 1946, and of late hosts the headquarters of the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
Later, other Trekkers pitched their tent there, making it a notable landmark in Afrikaner history. [3] For many years, the Day of the Vow was celebrated in its shade. [3] Until part of the original tree burned in an 1870 fire, a thousand people could sit in the tree's shade.
Garden Province Date established Coordinates Notes Makana Botanical Gardens: Eastern Cape: 1853: 1]: Free State National Botanical Garden: Free State: 1967: Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Burgers Park is a park located in the center of Pretoria, South Africa. Founded in the 1870s as a botanical garden, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. It is named for Thomas François Burgers, fourth president of the South African Republic. A statue of President Burgers stands in the park.
June: Pretoria National Botanical Garden established in the east of the city. Population: 167,649 city; 244,496 urban agglomeration. [10] 1948 Groenkloof suburb established. [9] Catholic Vicariate of Pretoria established. Clapham High School was founded. 1949 Hercules becomes part of Pretoria. [9] Voortrekker Monument erected. [1] Die ...
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Though not in the centre of Pretoria, the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African national heritage site. [4] [5] The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become metonyms for the South African government. It has become an iconic ...
SANBI was established on 1 September 2004 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, No 10 of 2004. [3] Previously, in 1989, the autonomous statutory National Botanical Institute (NBI) had been formed from the National Botanic Gardens and the Botanical Research Institute, which had been founded in the early 20th century to study and conserve the South African flora.