Egyptian Building

The Egyptian Building is the home of University of Cape Town's Michaelis School of Fine Art on that school's campus on Orange Street in Cape Town, South Africa.

Photo: Dolores Coullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iziko South African Museum and Little Theatre.

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 northeast of Egyptian Building.

Little Theatre

Theater building

The Little Theatre Complex consists of three theatres in a building located on the University of Cape Town's Hiddingh campus on Orange Street in Cape Town.

Labia Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.

The Labia Theatre is one of the oldest independent movie theatres in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated in Gardens, an inner-city suburb in the City Bowl. Labia Theatre is situated 160 metres west of Egyptian Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bo-Kaap and Schotsche Kloof.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

Cape Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Egyptian Building

Type: University building
Description: site of the University of Cape Town’s Michaelis School of Fine Art
Categories: building and education
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.93029° or 33° 55′ 49″ south

Longitude

18.41395° or 18° 24′ 50″ east

Inception

1841

Levels

Open location code

4FRW3C97+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23882171

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q25615107

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In Other Languages

“Egyptian Building” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Egiptiese Gebou”

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Highlights include Bertram House and University of Cape Town Hiddingh Campus.

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