Rondebosch Library

Rondebosch Library is a public library in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. It was ranked 18th in the City of Cape Town's top circulating libraries in 2013.

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Type: Library
Description: public library in Cape Town
Also known as: “Rondebosch Public Library”
Address: Hall Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rondebosch railway station and Rondebosch Fountain.

Rondebosch railway station

Railway station

Rondebosch railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line, serving the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town. The station has two side platforms and two tracks; the station building is at ground level on the eastern side of the tracks.

Rondebosch Fountain

Fountain

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Rondebosch Fountain is an ornamental Victorian drinking trough for horses, standing on a traffic island on the intersection between Belmont Road and Main Road in the centre of Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa. Rondebosch Fountain is situated 170 metres west of Rondebosch Library.

Baxter Theatre Centre

Theater building

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The Baxter Theatre Centre is a performing arts complex in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. The Baxter, as it is often referred to, is part of the University of Cape Town. It is a popular venue for theatre performers and artists in the Western Cape. Baxter Theatre Centre is situated 500 metres north of Rondebosch Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosebank and Mowbray.

Rosebank

Suburb

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Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch.

Mowbray

Suburb

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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.

Rondebosch

Suburb

Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.

Rondebosch Library

Categories: public library, building, town hall, and education
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.96144° or 33° 57′ 41″ south

Longitude

18.47186° or 18° 28′ 19″ east

Inception

1899

Levels

Open location code

4FRW2FQC+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25123517

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=townhall

Wikidata ID

Q20981899

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In Other Languages

“Rondebosch Library” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Rondebosch Biblioteek”
Afrikaans: “Rondebosch-biblioteek”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rondebosch Station and Varsity College.

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