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5 Castle of Good Hope

Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope is South Africa’s oldest
structure. Built between 1666 and 1679, it replaced an
earlier clay-and-timber fort erected by Comm ander
Jan van Riebeeck (see p50) in 1652. The castle overlooks
the Grand Parade and is now a museum that also houses
traditional Cape regiments and units of the National
Defence Force.

Dolphin Pool
Descriptions and sketches made by
Lady Anne Barnard (see p162) in the
1790s enabled the reconstruction
of the dolphin pool more than
200 years later.

The Castle Moat
Parts of the original moat have
been restored after it was filled in
in 1896 to make way for a
railway line.

The Archway
Slate taken from a quarry on
Robben Island (see pp146–7) in
the 17th century was used for the
paving stones inside the castle.
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1 The original entrance (1679–
82) to the castle faced the sea, but
has since been closed.
2 Catzenellenbogen Bastion
3 Nassau Bastion
4 The inner wall
5 Het Bakhuys
6 Oranje Bastion
7 Moat . The Castle Military Museum
8 Colonnaded verandah On display is an array of military artifacts, as well as
9 Buuren Bastion weapons and uniforms from the VOC and British
periods of occupa tion of the Cape.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p384 and pp398–9

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