Health Sciences Library
Health Sciences Library is an university building in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Health Sciences Library is situated nearby to the university St Peters Place (Residence), as well as near the shopping center Saint Peters Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Groote Schuur Hospital and Heart of Cape Town Museum.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. Groote Schuur Hospital is situated 250 metres northwest of Health Sciences Library.
Heart of Cape Town Museum
Museum
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The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex in the Observatory suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is in the Groote Schuur Hospital on Main Road. Heart of Cape Town Museum is situated 360 metres west of Health Sciences Library.
Observatory War Memorial
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Observatory War Memorial is situated 650 metres northeast of Health Sciences Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Observatory and Mowbray.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Mowbray
Suburb
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station.
Salt River
Suburb
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name Salt River is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".
Health Sciences Library
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.94206° or 33° 56′ 31″ southLongitude
18.4651° or 18° 27′ 54″ eastLevels
2Open location code
4FRW3F58+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 23882861OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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