Garrison Church, Robben Island
Garrison Church, Robben Island is a church in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Garrison Church, Robben Island is situated nearby to Faure Pier, as well as near the government office Medium Security Prison.Photo: Michaelchfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: building in South Africa
- Also known as: “Garrison Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robben Island and Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island.
Robben Island
Photo: Rq88187, Public domain.
Robben Island is in the Western Cape of South Africa, approximately 7 km off the coast and 12 km from Cape Town harbour. This island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island
Church
Photo: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island is situated 650 metres north of Garrison Church, Robben Island.
Robben Island
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid. Robben Island is situated 1½ km northwest of Garrison Church, Robben Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloubergstrand.
Bloubergstrand
Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bloubergstrand is a coastal town in the Western Cape just north of Cape Town. It attracts large numbers of visitors especially kitesurf enthusiasts. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the world's top kitesurf destinations.
Garrison Church, Robben Island
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.8111° or 33° 48′ 40″ southLongitude
18.37888° or 18° 22′ 44″ eastInception
1841Open location code
4FRW59QH+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 865288579OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q55587699
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Highlights include Faure Pier and Robben Island.
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