Foreshore

The Foreshore is a suburb of , . Situated next to Cape Town CBD, it contains numerous modern office towers, cultural venues, and the Port of Cape Town.
Wikipedia
  • 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.

Theater building
Photo: Adamina, CC BY 2.0.
is the main performing arts centre in , . It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area of Cape Town CBD.

Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station is the main railway station of the city of , . It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district.

Railway station
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Metrorail railway station in , . It is the first station after the on the old main line to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and Cape Town.

Suburb
Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in , , situated between the docks of and the lower slopes of . One of the city's oldest suburbs, is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

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 , , featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major , a marina, and multiple large hotels.

Foreshore

Latitude
-33.92296° or 33° 55′ 23″ south
Longitude
18.43824° or 18° 26′ 18″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3CGQ+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260286474
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7871284
Wiki­data ID
Q15218008
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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”

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