Grand Parade
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.Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Town City Hall and Cape Town Central Library.
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 110 metres southwest of Grand Parade.
Cape Town Central Library
Library
Photo: NegativeC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Cape Town Central Library is situated 130 metres south of Grand Parade.
Cape Town
Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district. Cape Town is situated 310 metres northeast of Grand Parade.
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.
Grand Parade
- Type: Square
- Description: public square in Cape Town, South Africa
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92483° or 33° 55′ 29″ southLongitude
18.42475° or 18° 25′ 29″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3CGF+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 5216621OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q15222018
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Japanese—“Grand Parade” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Parade”
- Japanese: “グランド・パレード”
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