Old Zoo
Old Zoo is in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Old Zoo is situated nearby to the ruins Groote Schuur Zoo, as well as near the university building Rachel Bloch House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Groote Schuur Zoo and Groote Schuur.
Groote Schuur Zoo
Ruins
Photo: Mwgielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Groote Schuur Zoo was a 2-hectare zoo in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1931 at the request of deceased Cecil Rhodes, it was free of charge and a very popular attraction in Cape Town until its closure sometime between 1975 and 1985.
Groote Schuur
Museum
Photo: Janekszy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Groote Schuur is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary. Groote Schuur is situated 540 metres southeast of Old Zoo.
Rachel Bloch House
University building
Photo: Teatreez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rachel Bloch House is an university building, which is situated 220 metres north of Old Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlands and Rosebank.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch.
Mowbray
Suburb
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station.
Old Zoo
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.96184° or 33° 57′ 43″ southLongitude
18.45858° or 18° 27′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2FQ5+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 945214026OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animal
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