Hotels Accommodation Near St George's Cathedral
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Nearby Attractions & Landmarks
Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Long Street, South African Museum and Planetarium, Two Oceans Marathon, Noon Gun, Castle of Good Hope, Lions Head, Newlands Brewery, Koopmans-de Wet House, Two Oceans Aquarium, Chavonnes Battery Museum, The Company's Garden, Newlands Stadium, Langa Township, Heart of Cape Town Museum, District Six Museum, Groot Constantia, Holocaust Centre, South African National Gallery , Greenmarket Square, Rhodes Memorial, Orange Kloof, Blue Train, Whisky Live Festival, Long Street Baths, Signal Hill, V&A Waterfront, World of Birds
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More info about St George's Cathedral
First constructed in 1834, St George’s Cathedral in the centre of Cape Town was later demolished and rebuilt in 1906. The reason? The original building resembled a pagan temple and was deemed unsuitable as a Christian house of prayer. All that remains of the first church is the cross that was once a part of the spire and now located at the church entrance.
St George’s Cathedral is an Anglican church which received the title of cathedral when the first Bishop arrived from England in 1849. The later building was designed by well-known architect Sir Herbert Baker and constructed from Table Mountain sandstone in French Gothic style. Beautiful stained glass windows adorn the church and the interior has some remarkable features, one notable being a wooden black Madonna, rarely found in Africa.
Below the cathedral is a crypt, used nowadays as a jazz venue by night and café by day. The occasional art display pops-up in... Show more
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