University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg is an university in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng which is located on Jan Smuts Avenue. University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg is situated nearby to the college WITS University Graduate Lodge, as well as near the university building Robert Sobukwe Block.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include William Cullen Library and Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein.

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 270 metres northwest of University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein

Church

Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church located in Braamfontein in north-central Johannesburg. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein is situated 240 metres east of University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg.

Robert Sobukwe Block

University building

Photo: Nekarius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Robert Sobukwe Block is an university building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braamfontein and Ferreirasdorp.

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.

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.

Parktown

Suburb

Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.

Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.

University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg

Type: University
Address: 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, 2000
Category: education
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.19283° or 26° 11′ 34″ south

Longitude

28.0306° or 28° 1′ 50″ east

Height

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

5G5CR24J+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 532411578

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

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