Prince of Wales Blockhouse

Prince of Wales Blockhouse is a ruins in , . Prince of Wales Blockhouse is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Groote Schuur Hospital and Heart of Cape Town Museum.

Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of in the city of , . It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. is situated 1 km east of Prince of Wales Blockhouse.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a in the suburb of , South Africa. It is in the on Main Road. is situated 760 metres east of Prince of Wales Blockhouse.

Photo: Glassbottle, Public domain.
The is a large in the style of an ancient Greek temple on in , , situated close to . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Prince of Wales Blockhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt River and Woodstock.

Suburb
is a suburb of , located near , to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".

Suburb
Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in , , situated between the docks of and the lower slopes of . One of the city's oldest suburbs, is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

Suburb
is a suburb in , , colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by to the south and to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and .

Prince of Wales Blockhouse

Latitude
-33.94196° or 33° 56′ 31″ south
Longitude
18.45326° or 18° 27′ 12″ east
Open location code
4FRW3F53+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 943162979
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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