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Attractions in Pretoria: May 2010
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Driving in Pretoria, South Africa. Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, and he named the city after his father. During the Second Boer War one of the POWs in Pretoria was none other than Winston Churchill who had been acting as a war correspondent. When South Africa hosts the 2010 World Cup Pretoria will be host to a number of games in the Loftus Versfeld stadium. What to see in the Pretoria area? The Groenkloof Nature Reserve is the 2nd...
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Attractions in Pretoria: August 2008
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Monday, August 4, 2008. The Voortrekker Monument - South Africa’s largest Cenotaph. The remarkable Voortrekker Monument, immediately outside the city centre of Pretoria. Is South Africa’s largest Cenotaph. This grandiose structure of granite evokes different views from different people. Some find it an intimidating building, too uninhibited and too demonstrative. Others find it striking, magnificent and strangely lovely. What are the features of the Voortrekker Monument? The Hall of Heroes contains the u...
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History in Pretoria: Pretoria - What is in the name?
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Pretoria - What is in the name? After the town of Potchefstroom failed to secure a bid to secure the role of capital. The First Boer war lasted from 16 December until 23 March 1881 but was ended with the peace treaty called the Pretoria Convention in August 1881. The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881. When the South African Union was founded in 1910, Pretoria was declared the administrative capital of this Union. In 1961, when South Africa became a republic, Preto...
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History in Pretoria: October 2008
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. You are in the right place if you are in search for spectacular. The Jacaranda City is the name by which Pretoria is familiarly known, because of the spectacular show of Jacaranda during October and November. Enter Pretoria at the start of the summer season, and you are welcomed by the breathtaking purple display of thousands of Jacaranda blossoms. Yet, how many of us know the story behind this attraction in Pretoria. Were lined with Jacaranda. The University of Pretoria holds a...
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History in Pretoria: August 2008
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Pretoria - What is in the name? After the town of Potchefstroom failed to secure a bid to secure the role of capital. The First Boer war lasted from 16 December until 23 March 1881 but was ended with the peace treaty called the Pretoria Convention in August 1881. The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881. When the South African Union was founded in 1910, Pretoria was declared the administrative capital of this Union. In 1961, when South Africa became a republic, Preto...
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History in Pretoria: May 2010
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Big Guns Of The Boer War. This of course did not discourage the State Artillery and they reached the area of Ladysmith. The next challenge was to haul the heavy guns up the steep and slippery hills. Astonishingly the also succeeded with this operation, and the Boers soon occupied a few strategical positions on the hills around Ladysmith. The siege of Ladysmith was slowly falling into place. 1 Komatipoort on the Mozambican border - 22 September 1900. Second Anglo Boer War. Accommodat...
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Attractions in Pretoria: October 2008
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. The Palace of Justice. When you feel settled in your place of accommodation in Pretoria. A prominent builder of that time, John Munro, laid the first stones of the building in 1896. The sandstone from Pretoria was found inappropriate, upon which sandstone had to be imported from Scotland and Germany. The sandstone was chiselled by hand to construct this impressive building. The construction period was from 1896 to 1899. Several high profile cases were held here, including the we...
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Attractions in Pretoria: The Voortrekker Monument - South Africa’s largest Cenotaph
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Monday, August 4, 2008. The Voortrekker Monument - South Africa’s largest Cenotaph. The remarkable Voortrekker Monument, immediately outside the city centre of Pretoria. Is South Africa’s largest Cenotaph. This grandiose structure of granite evokes different views from different people. Some find it an intimidating building, too uninhibited and too demonstrative. Others find it striking, magnificent and strangely lovely. What are the features of the Voortrekker Monument? The Hall of Heroes contains the u...
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Attractions in Pretoria: The Palace of Justice
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. The Palace of Justice. When you feel settled in your place of accommodation in Pretoria. A prominent builder of that time, John Munro, laid the first stones of the building in 1896. The sandstone from Pretoria was found inappropriate, upon which sandstone had to be imported from Scotland and Germany. The sandstone was chiselled by hand to construct this impressive building. The construction period was from 1896 to 1899. Several high profile cases were held here, including the we...