Chavonnes Battery
The Chavonnes Battery was a fortification protecting Cape Town, South Africa, built in the early 18th century. It is now a museum and function venue.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: info@chavonnesbattery.co.za
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Africa
- Also known as: “Chavonnes Battery Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa and Cape Town Stadium.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Museum
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is situated 190 metres southeast of Chavonnes Battery.
Cape Town Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cape Town Stadium is an association football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Cape Town Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Chavonnes Battery.
Two Oceans Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The dive site Two Oceans Aquariumis an inland confined water site in the V&A Waterfront area of the City Bowl, in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Two Oceans Aquarium is situated 390 metres west of Chavonnes Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include V&A Waterfront and Cape Town.
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.
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.
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.
Chavonnes Battery
- Categories: fortification, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.90711° or 33° 54′ 26″ southLongitude
18.4216° or 18° 25′ 18″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3CVC+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4940491379OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5088529
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In Other Languages
“Chavonnes Battery” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Chavonnes-battery”
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