Rylands Library
Rylands Library is a library in City of Cape Town, Western Cape which is located on Temple Street. Rylands Library is situated nearby to the mosque Masjidul Quds, as well as near the Hindu temple Swaminarayan Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rylands High School and Athlone Stadium.
Rylands High School
School
Rylands High School is a school in the Western Cape. Rylands High School is a co-educational public school located in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. Rylands High School is situated 230 metres south of Rylands Library.
Athlone Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Azwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for soccer matches, but is sometimes used for Currie Cup rugby matches. Athlone Stadium is situated 2 km northwest of Rylands Library.
Belgravia High School
School
Belgravia Secondary School, also known as Belgravia High School, is an English-medium school in Athlone, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Belgravia High School is situated 1½ km west of Rylands Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanover Park and Athlone.
Hanover Park
Suburb
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hanover Park is a working class neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.The neighbourhood was established in the 1960s as a township to resettle coloured people who had been evicted from areas designated as ‘reserved for whites’ during apartheid.
Athlone
Suburb
Photo: warrenski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town, and part of the city's Cape Flats region. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned, coal-burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is situated 2½ km west of Rylands Library.
Langa
Suburb
Photo: Graeme Churchard, CC BY 2.0.
Langa is a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Its name in Xhosa means "sun". The township was initially built in phases before being formally opened in 1927. Langa is situated 3 km north of Rylands Library.
Rylands Library
- Type: Library
- Address: Temple Street, Cape Town, 7764
- Categories: building, public building, and education
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97046° or 33° 58′ 14″ southLongitude
18.53434° or 18° 32′ 4″ eastLevels
2Operator
City of Cape TownOpen location code
4FRW2GHM+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 551479290OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=public
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