Gardens Shul
The Gardens Shul, formally the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, also called the Great Synagogue, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Company's Garden, in the Gardens neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa.Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Synagogue in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Cape Town Hebrew Congregation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South African Jewish Museum and Iziko South African Museum.
South African Jewish Museum
Museum
Photo: KNewman1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South African Jewish Museum is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town.
Iziko South African Museum
Museum
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 180 metres northwest of Gardens Shul.
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
Museum
The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. It has sister Centres in Johannesburg and Durban, and together they form part of the association, the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and 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.
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.
Gardens Shul
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92977° or 33° 55′ 47″ southLongitude
18.41655° or 18° 24′ 60″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3CC8+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 203346851OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueWikidata ID
Q5522475
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Gardens Shul” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gardens Shul”
- Dutch: “Gardens Shul”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس حدائق شول”
- Hebrew: “קהלת קדש תקות ישראל”
- Spanish: “Gardens Shul”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Shul and Gardens Commercial High School.
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