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Tshwane
City of Tshwane

Palace of Justice

The Palace of Justice forms part of the northern façade of in . The building dates to the nineteenth century and was designed by the Dutch architect Sytze Wierda.
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Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Courthouse
  • Description: courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Palace of Justice, Pretoria”
  • Address: Pretoria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church Square and Statue of Paul Kruger.

Square
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, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of , , . The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. is situated 120 metres southeast of Palace of Justice.

Work of art
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The is a bronze sculpture located in in , . The statue depicts Paul Kruger, the Boer political and military leader and President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900, and four unnamed Boer soldiers. is situated 120 metres southeast of Palace of Justice.

Museum
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is the historical residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. is situated 630 metres west of Palace of Justice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pretoria and Capital Park.

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the administrative capital of , is in . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

Suburb
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is one of 's oldest and first suburbs and lies approximately 4 km north of the historic , behind the .

Suburb
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is an established suburb to the southeast of , . is situated 2½ km southeast of Palace of Justice.

Palace of Justice

Latitude
-25.74545° or 25° 44′ 44″ south
Longitude
28.18757° or 28° 11′ 15″ east
Open location code
5G6C753Q+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143323911
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­courthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2686853
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Palace of Justice” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Paleis van Justisie, Pretoria”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Justícia de Sud-àfrica”
  • Chinese: “正義宮”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van Justitie”
  • Finnish: “Oikeuspalatsi”
  • French: “palais de justice”
  • French: “Palais de justice”
  • Galician: “Palacio de Xustiza de Suráfrica”
  • Slovenian: “Sodna palača, Pretoria”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Justicia de Pretoria”

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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 “Palace of Justice”. Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.