Holiday Homes Accommodation Near Constitution Hill
*All distances listed are as the crow flies, and not actual travel distances.
Nearby Attractions & Landmarks: Enoch Sontonga Memorial Park, Hillbrow Tower, Sandton City, Johannesburg Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, Johannesburg Zoo, Nelson Mandela Square, SAB World of Beer, Satyagraha House, Bensusan Photographic Museum, Moyo Restaurants, Nelson Mandela Bridge, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Brenthurst Gardens, Rand Easter Show, Apartheid Museum, The Bag Factory, ABSA Art Gallery, Standard Bank Gallery, Radium Beer Hall, Oriental Plaza, MuseuMAfricA, Bedford Centre
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If there is a single place in South Africa that depicts much of the country’s turbulent past and hopeful future, it’s Constitution Hill. Located in Johannesburg city, this national heritage site houses the country’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, guardian of South Africa’s ground breaking constitution and legal protector of freedom and equality. The court building also showcases some of South Africa’s finest artworks.
Constitution Hill consists of a series of buildings and the site that holds the most interest for visitors is Number 4, a prison used during the apartheid era to detain political prisoners. Mahatma Gandhi is its most famous prisoner. Here, opponents of the National Party regime were detained, often illegally, and sometimes tortured.
The 1893-built Old Fort was once a prison exclusively for white males and a military fortress for Boer leaders during the South African War. Nelson Mandela is the only black person to have been imprisoned in the Old Fort... Show more
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Holiday Homes offer the ultimate in private accommodation. A private home converted for holiday use, you can stay under your own rules and with no outside interference. With all basic amenities they often include wifi, cleaning services and facilities to Dstv. Holiday Homes are fairly common and often affordable means of accommodation. Another great option to consider if you have a family to take care of. Being converted from private homes, you can find them in all shapes and sizes to suit your needs.