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  2. Parktown mansions - Wikipedia

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    The mansions of Parktown (a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa) are an important part of the history of the city of Johannesburg. They were the homes of the Randlords, accountants, military personnel and other influential residents of early Johannesburg, dating back as early as the 1890s. The first of these mansions, Hohenheim was designed by ...

  3. List of heritage sites in Gauteng - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in Gauteng as recognised by the South African Heritage Resource Agency. SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image 9/2/200/0003 Meyer Dwelling, Meyersdal, Alberton District ...

  4. Ponte City - Wikipedia

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    Ponte City [1] is a skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow.It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.

  5. Category:Houses in Gauteng - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Houses in Gauteng" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Big House, Irene; E.

  6. Carlton Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa.At 223 metres (732 ft), it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019.

  7. Melrose House - Wikipedia

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    The use of the house as a military headquarters ended when the Treaty of Vereeniging, which ended the war, was signed there on 31 May 1902. The Pretoria City Council purchased the house and its contents in 1967 for R300,000 for restoration, culminating in State President of South Africa Charles Robberts Swart opening it as a museum and ...

  8. Zandspruit Bush & Aero Estate - Wikipedia

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    Zandspruit Bush & Aero Estate is a 1 000 ha secure living wildlife estate situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Hoedspruit, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Blyde River Canyon, and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Kruger National Park, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the first development in the world to combine a ...

  9. History of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    History of Johannesburg. Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte. The population of the city grew rapidly, becoming a municipality in 1898.