Great War Memorial Cross

Great War Memorial Cross is a memorial in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Great War Memorial Cross is situated nearby to Buuren Bastion, as well as near Leerdam Bastion.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town and Cape Town Central Library.

Cape Town

Railway station

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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 is situated 320 metres north of Great War Memorial Cross.

Cape Town Central Library

Library

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Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services. Cape Town Central Library is situated 230 metres west of Great War Memorial Cross.

Cape Town City Hall

Town hall

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Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in Cape Town's city centre. It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England. Cape Town City Hall is situated 300 metres west of Great War Memorial Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Foreshore.

Cape Town

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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.

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.

Great War Memorial Cross

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “In Memory of the officers and all other ranks of the 121 (Cape) Regiment of the South African Infantry (Overseas) Brigade who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. This cross was first erected in France by their surviving comrades”
Category: historic site
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92528° or 33° 55′ 31″ south

Longitude

18.42703° or 18° 25′ 37″ east

Open location code

4FRW3CFG+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4242853408

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Buuren Bastion and Leerdam Bastion.

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