The Flame of Democracy
The Flame of Democracy is a memorial in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. The Flame of Democracy is situated nearby to Constitutional Square, as well as near Constitution Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
- Also known as: “Flame of Democracy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Constitution Hill and Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Constitution Hill
Photo: The Heritage Portal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in Braamfontein, Johannesburg near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow.
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. Johannesburg Art Gallery is situated 1 km southeast of The Flame of Democracy.
Friedenskirche
Church
The Friedenskirche or Church of Peace is situated at 30, Edith Cavell Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1912 and houses the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Johannesburg which was established in 1888 as the Deutsch-Evangelische Gemeinde zu Johannesburg. Friedenskirche is situated 600 metres southeast of The Flame of Democracy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillbrow and Braamfontein.
Hillbrow
Suburb
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.
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.
Inner City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Inner city encompasses the central districts of Johannesburg, including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.
The Flame of Democracy
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.1891° or 26° 11′ 21″ southLongitude
28.04263° or 28° 2′ 34″ eastHeight
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
5G5CR26V+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 628249013OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q131926220
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