Built between 1666 and 1679, the Castle of Good Hope replaced a smaller fort built by Jan van Riebeeck, shortly after arriving in the Cape in 1652. It was meant to be a replenishment station for ships sailing between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in South Africa, and was declared a historical monument in 1936 and is now also a provincial heritage site. The castle is a bastion fort with five corners called Leerdam, Buuren, Katzenellenbogen, Nassau and Oranje.
The moat of the castle and one of the five corners, called 'Leerdam'.
Inner view of the entrance of the castleThe castle housed a bakery, shops, a church, living quarters, workshops, cells, among other facilities.
Statues of three Kings and a Khoisan freedom fighter who had been imprisoned at the castle
The castle was originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, but is now about 1 km inland after land reclamation in the 1950s.
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Great photographs. Also educational. When I was a child at school, we had to remember the five names, of course. I made my own word to remember them: B.L.O.N.K. I am posting articles on South Africa's history (not too often, but some, at least). The last one was way too far in the past for anyone to upvote, but if you want, you can follow them:
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Splendid photos and such an interesting post! Great job!
A grand old building with many a story to tell, lovely photography and thanks for sharing this piece of history @hoosain
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the pictures look really nice.Well done @hoosain
Interesting info and great photos. Thanks.
I love the name of this place :) South Africa has some wonderful places, I would love to visit one day. Thanks for sharing!
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Those are some great images of the castle!
I especially love the stone walkways. They're beautiful!
Thanks for sharing these photos and the background information. I think it's fascinating to study structures like this since there aren't many still around. Imagine how much history was witnessed by those walls.
Did you take a specific trip here, or is this nearby where you live?
I attended a meeting there... The castle's being used to host different events and I guess meetings are also part of what they're allowing to be held there.
Oh ok, that's pretty neat to turn it into a meeting space. I think I'd have fun if I knew I was going to have a meeting in a castle.
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