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Voortrekker Monument. / 25.77639°S 28.17750°E / -25.77639; 28.17750. The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk .
Theresa Viglione. Theresa Viglione was an Italian and South African woman famous for saving the lives of many Voortrekkers in 1838 when she warned a group of them of an impending attack initiated by Zulu king Dingane. She is immortalized on a frieze in a Voortrekker monument in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Wonderboom Nature Reserve ( Afrikaans: Wonderboom-natuurreservaat) is a 1 km², 200-hectare reserve that incorporates a section of the Magaliesberg range in the northern portion of the Pretoria metropole, South Africa. Its main attractions are the Wonderboom ( Afrikaans for "Marvel tree") near the reserve entrance in Lavender street and the ...
Melrose House. Coordinates: 25.7555°S 28.1925°E. Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum located opposite Burgers Park in Pretoria, South Africa . Melrose House. General information. Architectural style. Edwardian and Victorian. Address.
www .nspca .co .za. National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), also known as the National Council of SPCAs, [ 2] is the largest and oldest animal welfare organisation in South Africa. The NSPCA handles all matters relating to animal cruelty involving all animal species and is a registered Non-Profit ...
Burgers Park WW2 Memorial. 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 ...
Church Square ( Afrikaans: Kerkplein ), originally Market Square ( Dutch: Marktplein), [ 1 ] is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. It was subsequently named for the church buildings ...
The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the Pretoria City Hall. The museum was established in 1895 by the former South African Republic, also known as the ...