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Travel - South Africa, Cape Town

Photos from Cape Town, South Africa and the nature preserve at the Cape of Good Hope.
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The Kat Balcony in the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa is an outstanding feature of a dividing wall that separates the inner courtyard of the fortress. The original balcony was built in 1695, then rebuilt in its present form between 1786 and 1790. From this balcony, proclamations and announcements were made to soldiers, slaves and civilians at the Cape.
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The Kat Balcony in the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa is an outstanding feature of a dividing wall that separates the inner courtyard of the fortress. The original balcony was built in 1695, then rebuilt in its present form between 1786 and 1790. From this balcony, proclamations and announcements were made to soldiers, slaves and civilians at the Cape.

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  • A statue of Neptune holding a trident that is looking over a courtyard on the roof of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. Looking closely, a series of cracks are visible throughout sculpture.
  • A detail view of one of the ornamental roof sculptures on the old fortress of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. The cracks run throughout the figure and help outline the muscles.
  • The flag of South Africa, flying in the wind over the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. The South African flag is the only one in the world to have six colors.
  • An old-fashioned sun dial on a stained yellow wall on the kat, or command building, in the Castle of Good Hope in Capetown, South Africa. As marked, using the shadow lines, it keeps time from 10am to 6pm.
  • The Kat Balcony in the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa is an outstanding feature of a dividing wall that separates the inner courtyard of the fortress. The original balcony was built in 1695, then rebuilt in its present form between 1786 and 1790. From this balcony, proclamations and announcements were made to soldiers, slaves and civilians at the Cape.
  • Two ships in a drydock in Capetown, South Africa. The bold red, green and white paint colors turn this into an abstract where the shapes of the bow and hull are dominant.
  • Panorama skyline view of Cape Town, South Africa with the harbor in the foreground and Table Mountain in the background.
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