Braamfontein Cemetery
Braamfontein Cemetery is a cemetery in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Braamfontein Cemetery is situated nearby to the pitch Wits Sturrock Park, as well as near the museum Origins Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include William Cullen Library and Fietas Museum.
William Cullen Library
Library
Photo: Heather Elke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The William Cullen Library is a library located on the East Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Opened in March 1934, it stands as one of the university’s oldest and architecturally distinguished buildings, now serving as a research and special collections hub. William Cullen Library is situated 670 metres northeast of Braamfontein Cemetery.
Fietas Museum
Museum
Fietas Museum was opened on 24 September 2013, the museum is located in Pageview, Gauteng, South Africa. The building that the museum is housed in is one of the few to survive the forced removals under the Group Areas Act and was declared a Heritage resource in 2007. Fietas Museum is situated 760 metres west of Braamfontein Cemetery.
Lawson Pinnacle
Obelisk
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Lawson Pinnacle is an obelisk, which is situated 610 metres north of Braamfontein Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braamfontein and Fordsburg.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.
Fordsburg
Suburb
Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories.
Ferreirasdorp
Suburb
Ferreirasdorp is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. First known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.
Braamfontein Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.19506° or 26° 11′ 42″ southLongitude
28.02472° or 28° 1′ 29″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR23F+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 26346946OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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