Doornfontein

Doornfontein is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Doornfontein is situated nearby to Central Park, as well as near the church Methodist Evangelical Serice.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellis Park Stadium and Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Ellis Park Stadium

Stadium

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Ellis Park Stadium is a rugby union and association football stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks. Ellis Park Stadium is situated 660 metres east of Doornfontein.

Johannesburg Art Gallery

Museum

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The Johannesburg Art Gallery is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. Johannesburg Art Gallery is situated 710 metres west of Doornfontein.

Carlton Centre

Shopping center

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The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. Carlton Centre is situated 1¼ km southwest of Doornfontein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johannesburg and Hillbrow.

Johannesburg

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Johannesburg is a large metropolis and South Africa's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and house music.

Hillbrow

Suburb

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Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.