Gauteng · South Africa

Pretória

In the destination Johannesburg and Pretoria.

In the photo: Church Square, Pretoria

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The city

What to expect from Pretória.

Pretoria, in the municipality of Tshwane, is the administrative capital of South Africa, about 60 km from Johannesburg. It is the city of the Union Buildings, the seat of the Presidency, where Mandela was inaugurated in 1994, and of the embassies. On the hills to the south are the Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park, facing each other. In spring, thousands of jacarandas turn the streets purple.

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What to see in Pretória

Historic building

Union Buildings

Seat of the Presidency of South Africa, designed by Herbert Baker and completed in 1913, with terraced gardens and a 9-metre statue of Nelson Mandela.

Monument

Monumento Voortrekker

A 40-metre granite monument on a hill south of Pretoria, in memory of the voortrekkers, the Boer settlers who left the Cape in the 19th century.

Memorial

Freedom Park

Memorial and museum on Salvokop hill in Pretoria, dedicated to those who fought for the country's freedom, with a wall of names, a garden and a museum of Africa's history.

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