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P Union Buildings VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Government Ave, Meintjies Kop.
Open daily (grounds only). Practical Information
Designed by the renowned Road map E2. Gauteng Prov ince.
architect Sir Herbert Baker, * 1,400,000. n Church Square,
the Union Buildings were built 012 358 1430. Open 7:30am–
to house the adminis trative 4pm Mon–Fri. _ Spring Show
offices of the Union of South (Sep). ∑ tshwane.gov.za
Africa in 1910. Baker himself Transport
chose the imposing hill site k Johannes burg, 50 km (31
from where the two large office miles) SW of Pretoria. £ Cnr
wings overlook landscaped Scheiding & Paul Kruger Sts.
gardens and an impressive The Voortrekker Monument @ Tourist Information Centre.
amphitheatre.
Although it is not open to the beam of sunlight at noon on
public for reasons of security, 16 December, the date of the P Sammy Marks Museum
the impressive Renaissance- Battle of Blood River. Route 104, Bronkhorstspruit Rd.
style building with its Cape East of Pretoria on the R104 Tel 012 755 9541. 8 9:30am–4pm
Dutch and Italian influences lies Sammy Marks Museum, Tue–Sun (tours every 2 hours). & 7
may be admired from the once the elegant residence of - ∑ ditsong.org.za
peaceful gardens. industrial pioneer Sammy Marks P Voortrekker Monument
(1843–1920), the founder of the Eeufees Rd. Tel 012 326-6770.
Environs South African Breweries. The Open 8am–6pm daily (to 5pm May–
Visible on the left as visitors house has been beautifully Aug). Closed 25 Dec. & -
approach Pretoria on the furnished in a Victorian style. ∑ vtm.org.za
N1 from Johannesburg, the
Voortrekker Monument and
museum commemorate the
Afrikaner pioneers who trekked
from the Cape in the 1830s to
escape British domination.
Begun in 1938, the centenary
of the Battle of Blood River (see
p55), it became a focus of
Afrikaner unity. The structure
features a cenotaph in the
Hall of Heroes which is lit by a Historic Melrose House is set in a splendid garden

National
Zoological
Gardens
LEWIS 0 metres 750
Aquarium 0 yards 750
BOOM
PAUL KRUGER
Union
Buildings
BOOM
STRUBEN EDMOND GOVERNMENT
Palace of BLACKWOOD
BLOED BOSMAN

THABO SEHUME
Groot ARCADIA
SOPHIE DE BRUYN
KGOSI MAMPURU
Kerk Justice JOHANNES RAMOKHOASE SISULU DUTOIT EDWARD
MADIBA SAMMY
MARKS HELEN JOSEPH
SQUARE JOHAN
CHURCH LEYDS WESSELS Sammy
WF NKOMO SQUARE STRIJDOM South African PRETORIUS Museum
Marks
Raadsaal SQUARE State Theatre
Kruger's PRETORIUS FRANCIS BAARD
Church NANA SITA
FRANCIS BAARD GREE
NANA SITA
NANA SITA National Museum VAN DER WALT TREVENNA
of Natural History VISAGIE Pretoria City Centre
Museum KOTZE STEVE BIKO 1 National Zoological Gardens
Park Burgers
City Hall THABO SEHUME Park 2 Church Square
JEFF MASEMOLA GERRARD MOERDYK 3 Raadsaal
Voortrekker Melrose VAN BOESCH OTEN RISSIK 4 South African State Theatre
Monument SCHEIDING House 5 City Hall
WALKER
6 National Museum of Natural History
RAILWAY
JOHANNESBURG 7 Melrose House
Train
LILIAN NGOYI
Station 8 Union Buildings
For keys to symbols see back flap
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