Gauteng
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg

Beyers Naudé Square

The Beyers Naudé Square is a large in the center of , , named after Beyers Naudé, a former dominee in the Dutch Reformed Church, who was banned by the apartheid government for campaigning against apartheid.
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Photo: Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: City square in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Market square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johannesburg City Library and Johannesburg City Hall.

Library
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The is situated in the central business district of the . The Library is located in an Italianate building designed by John Perry which first opened in 1935. is situated 110 metres west of Beyers Naudé Square.

Town hall
Photo: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0.
is an Edwardian building constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. is situated 160 metres east of Beyers Naudé Square.

Shopping center
Photo: Thuvack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central , South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. is situated 700 metres east of Beyers Naudé Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marshalltown and Inner City.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , . It is located in Region F of the . The area, together with was previously home to a large concentration of Eastern European Jewish immigrants.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The encompasses the central districts of , including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.

Suburb
Photo: Tyler Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of , . It is located in the capital city of Gauteng Province and in Region F of the .

Beyers Naudé Square

Latitude
-26.20461° or 26° 12′ 17″ south
Longitude
28.03945° or 28° 2′ 22″ east
Open location code
5G5CQ2WQ+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33784144
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q18110423
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Beyers Naudé Square”. Photo: Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0.