Foreshore
The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Foreshore, Cape Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Artscape Theatre Centre and Cape Town.
Artscape Theatre Centre
Theater building
Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area.
Cape Town
Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district.
Cape Town Civic Centre
Town hall
Photo: Vectorebus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cape Town Civic Centre is a building in the Foreshore area of Cape Town, South Africa that serves as the headquarters of the City of Cape Town - the municipality that governs the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodstock and Cape Town.
Woodstock
Suburb
Woodstock is one of the earliest suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, about 1 kilometre east of the city centre of Cape Town.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
V&A Waterfront
Suburb
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.
Foreshore
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.92296° or 33° 55′ 23″ southLongitude
18.43824° or 18° 26′ 18″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4FRW3CGQ+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 260286474OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Foreshore” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kaapstadse strandgebied”
- Chinese: “開普敦海濱”
- Dutch: “Foreshore, Cape Town”
- French: “Foreshore”
- Pedi: “Foreshore, Cape Town”
- Turkish: “Foreshore”
- Xhosa: “Foreshore, Cape Town”
- Zulu: “Foreshore, Cape Town”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as District Six and E-Berth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SAPS Port of Entry and The Palms Décor and Lifestyle Centre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Foreshore”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.