Cape Town Central Library
Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services.Photo: NegativeC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: library in Cape Town
- Also known as: “Central Library Cape Town” and “Central Public Library Cape Town”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Town City Hall and District Six Museum.
Cape Town City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in Cape Town's city centre. It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England. Cape Town City Hall is situated 100 metres northwest of Cape Town Central Library.
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 and, District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa in an old Methodist church. District Six Foundation was founded in 1989 and the museum in 1994, as a memorial to the forced movement of 60,000 inhabitants of various races in District Six during Apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. District Six Museum is situated 220 metres south of Cape Town Central Library.
Grand Parade
Square
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Parade is the main public square in Cape Town, South Africa. The square is surrounded by the Cape Town City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Cape Town railway station. Grand Parade is situated 130 metres north of Cape Town Central Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Town and Foreshore.
Cape Town
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.
Foreshore
Suburb
The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
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.
Cape Town Central Library
- Categories: public library, heritage site, building, historic site, and education
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92595° or 33° 55′ 33″ southLongitude
18.42462° or 18° 25′ 29″ eastInception
1884Operator
City of Cape TownOpen location code
4FRW3CFF+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 336893603OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q18110918
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swati—“Cape Town Central Library” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Քեյփթաունի կենտրոնական գրադարան”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Central de Ciutat del Cap”
- German: “Zentralbibliothek Kapstadt”
- Swati: “Umtapo wetincwadzi waseKapa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Volunteer War Memorial and Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
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