Roeland Square

Roeland Square is a building in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Roeland Square is situated near the pub Perseverance Tavern, as well as near the art gallery Artists Admin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rust en Vreugd and District Six Museum.

Rust en Vreugd

Museum

Photo: Raymond Ellis, CC0.

Rust en Vreugd, is a historic house and garden, located on Buitekant Street at the edge of the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of the few remaining 18th-century buildings in the city. Rust en Vreugd is situated 230 metres west of Roeland Square.

District Six Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

District Six Museum is a museum in the former inner-city residential area known as District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa housed in an old Methodist church. District Six Museum is situated 360 metres north of Roeland Square.

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 740 metres west of Roeland Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vredehoek and District Six.

Vredehoek

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Vredehoek is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located at the foot of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of Oranjezicht and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of Vredehoek as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & Vredehoek.

District Six

Suburb

Photo: Zakysant, CC BY-SA 3.0.

District Six is a residential neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa, located next to the city's CBD. In 1959, people of color were banned from the area and most of them were resettled in Gugulethu.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Roeland Square

Type: Building
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.9309° or 33° 55′ 51″ south

Longitude

18.4226° or 18° 25′ 21″ east

Levels

Open location code

4FRW3C9F+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 236411046

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Artists Admin and Perseverance Tavern.

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