Company’s Garden
The Company's Garden is a large public park situated in Cape Town CBD - the main commercial district of Cape Town. It is the oldest garden in South Africa, and a national heritage site.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iziko South African Museum and Centre for the Book.
Iziko South African Museum
Museum
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
Centre for the Book
Library
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centre for the Book is a building situated next to the Company's Gardens in Cape Town. The building is run for the state by an independent organization of the same name, to promote literacy, reading, publishing and for conferences, symposia, training courses and exhibitions pertaining to these.
French Consulate
Government office
Photo: Snazzledizzle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Consulate General of France in Cape Town is a consular representation of the French Republic in South Africa. The consular district includes the three Cape provinces, Prince Edward Islands and the British territory of Saint Helena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in 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.
Foreshore
Suburb
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.
Company’s Garden
- Type: Garden
- Description: park in Cape Town, South Africa
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92731° or 33° 55′ 38″ southLongitude
18.41712° or 18° 25′ 2″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Inception
1652Named after
Dutch East India CompanyOpen location code
4FRW3CF8+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 8035472OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Xhosa—“Company’s Garden” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kompanjiestuin”
- Bhojpuri: “कंपनी बाग”
- Chinese: “公司花園”
- Dutch: “Compagniestuin”
- Dutch: “Company’s Garden”
- Hindi: “कम्पनी बाग”
- Korean: “컴퍼니스 가든”
- Veps: “Kompanis Garden”
- Xhosa: “I-Company Gardens”
- Xhosa: “ICompany Gardens”
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