Difference between revisions of "Company's Gardens"
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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | + | It is the oldest European style garden in the South and has its origins in Jan van Riebeeck’s vegetable garden, which he grew to feed the original colony and to replenish ships of the Dutch East India Company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Cape_Colony], rounding the Cape on their way to the east. Originally a little closer to the coast,it was moved to its present site later, since there was more fertile soil and the gardens would be more sheltered from the wind. | |
| − | + | The precinct gradually became the cultural hub of Cape Town. In the gardens and surrounding them one finds numerous memorials as well as an outdoor restaurant and tearoom, the South African Houses of Parliament, Tuynhuys (the official residence of the president), the South African Museum, the South African National Gallery, the National Library of South Africa, [[St George's Cathedral]], the [[Slave Lodge]], [[The Centre for the Book]], the South African Jewish Museum, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the famous Mount Nelson Hotel nearby. | |
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| + | Company's Garden is intricately bound with the arts in South Africa, so besides the art gallery and being an extremely popular public space for families and workers, the park itself has have over the centuries been used to serve as venue for performances, festivals, fairs and fêtes, including large public or political events and demonstrations. | ||
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| + | of a number of events festivals, including the Gardens themselves (or various spaces in it) | ||
== Use as a performance venue == | == Use as a performance venue == | ||
| − | For performances see for example, the [[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]], [[The Cape Town Festival]], | + | For performances see for example, the ''[[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]]'', ''[[The Cape Town Festival]]'', the ''[[Human Rights Concert]]'', the ''[[Youth Festival]]'', |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:38, 20 September 2018
The Company's Gardens is a park and heritage site located in central Cape Town.
Also known as Company's Garden, De Kompanje's Tuin, Die Kompanjiestuin, the Cape Town Gardens, the Cape Gardens, The Gardens, .
History
It is the oldest European style garden in the South and has its origins in Jan van Riebeeck’s vegetable garden, which he grew to feed the original colony and to replenish ships of the Dutch East India Company [1], rounding the Cape on their way to the east. Originally a little closer to the coast,it was moved to its present site later, since there was more fertile soil and the gardens would be more sheltered from the wind.
The precinct gradually became the cultural hub of Cape Town. In the gardens and surrounding them one finds numerous memorials as well as an outdoor restaurant and tearoom, the South African Houses of Parliament, Tuynhuys (the official residence of the president), the South African Museum, the South African National Gallery, the National Library of South Africa, St George's Cathedral, the Slave Lodge, The Centre for the Book, the South African Jewish Museum, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the famous Mount Nelson Hotel nearby.
Company's Garden is intricately bound with the arts in South Africa, so besides the art gallery and being an extremely popular public space for families and workers, the park itself has have over the centuries been used to serve as venue for performances, festivals, fairs and fêtes, including large public or political events and demonstrations.
of a number of events festivals, including the Gardens themselves (or various spaces in it)
Use as a performance venue
For performances see for example, the Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête, The Cape Town Festival, the Human Rights Concert, the Youth Festival,
Sources
http://www.capetownfestival.co.za/home
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company%27s_Garden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Cape_Colony
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