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N1 and Cape Town

A L E X A N D E R S T R E E T This church adjoins the town
St Mary’s-on-the-Braak
square, The Braak (fallow
land). Laid out in 1703, it was
used as a parade ground.
Sasol Art
Museum and Stellenbosch Church Street is the site of various art
University Garden galleries, as well as D’Ouwe Werf, one
of South Africa’s oldest inns
P L E I N
S T R E E T
B I R D S T R E E T
THE
BR AAK

C H U R C H Village
S T R E E T Museum and
Moederkerk
B L O M S T R E E T
The Village Museum
The historic houses that comprise
the Village Museum on Ryneveld
Street (see pp198–9) are deco rated
in different period styles and are
B I R D S T R E E T
regarded as one of South Africa’s
best restoration projects.

Strand and
Somerset West

P I E T R E T I E F
D O R P S T R E E T La Gratitude’s gable is famous for the
plaster relief of the Lord’s “all-seeing” eye.

S T R E E T
H A M M A N

The Rhenish Church
. Dorp Street The church was built in 1823 as a
Some of the best-preserved historic façades in school for slaves’ children and
Stellenbosch are found on this oak-lined street. “coloured” people.

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