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9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
As part of our tour of Soweto, we stopped at the famous landmark, Orlando Towers.
Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station. The power station was built at the end of theЧитать далее
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Our next stop was at the Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial. We had an expert guide who told us the familiar story of how Hector, aged 12, was shot and killed at the age of twelve during the SowetoЧитать далее
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From the museum, we drove down Vilakazi Street to visit the former home of Nelson Mandela. He lived here from 1946 to 1962. It is a typical four-room 'matchbox' house.
Mandela donated the house toЧитать далее
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9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
From Soweto, we used the City Sightseeing bus again to visit Constitution Hill, a living museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former prison and militaryЧитать далее
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9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Южная АфрикаGautengCity of JohannesburgHillbrow26°11’19” S 28°2’33” E
9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Our tour of Constitution Hill continued with a visit to the Constitutional Court of South Africa 🇿🇦 which is housed in a purpose-built building next door to Number Four. During its construction,Читать далее
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9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Here are some photos 📸 of the striking artwork on display in the atrium of the Constitutional Court building. They include a four-panel work by Sipho Ndlovo called 'Images of South African History'.
Южная АфрикаGautengCity of JohannesburgHillbrow26°11’19” S 28°2’33” E
9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
From the Constitutional Court, we walked up to the Women's Jail, built in 1909 in the Victorian style.
On the way, we passed the Flame of Democracy and a statue of a child representing hope.
TheЧитать далее
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9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка
After the women's jail, we went to visit the Old Fort.
The original prison on Constitution Hill was built to house white male prisoners in 1892. The Old Fort was built around this prison by PaulЧитать далее
Южная АфрикаGautengCity of JohannesburgHillbrow26°11’19” S 28°2’33” E
9 мая 2023 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Before we left Constitution Hill, we visited the Gandhi-Mandela exhibition, which draws parallels between the lives of the two men.
