The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. The city's annual Remembrance Day ceremonies are held there. It is classified as a public memorial and as such is subject to protection in terms of heritage legislation administered by Heritage Western Cape, the provincial heritage resources authority of the Western Cape province of South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Cenotaph” and “The Cenotaph, Cape Town”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Town and Artscape Theatre Centre.
Cape Town
Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 420 metres south of The Cenotaph.
Artscape Theatre Centre
Theater building
Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area. Artscape Theatre Centre is situated 350 metres east of The Cenotaph.
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Convention center
The Cape Town International Convention Centre is a large convention center in Cape Town, South Africa. The centre opened in June 2003. It is run as a partnership between the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government. Cape Town International Convention Centre is situated 300 metres north of The Cenotaph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Town and Foreshore.
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.
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.
The Cenotaph
- Categories: sculpture, war memorial, and historic site
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.91868° or 33° 55′ 7″ southLongitude
18.4268° or 18° 25′ 37″ eastInception
1924Open location code
4FRW3CJG+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1230192242OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q17484570
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In Other Languages
“The Cenotaph” goes by many names.
- Igbo: “Cenotaph, Cape Town”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Cenotaph”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.