Rhenish Mission Church - Stellenbosch, South Africa
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S 33° 56.278 E 018° 51.552
34H E 302140 N 6242657
The Rhenish Mission Church was built in 1823 by the Missionary Society of Stellenbosch as a missionary school for slaves, and the coloured and black population.
Waymark Code: WMK732
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 02/22/2014
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The lovely old Rhenish Mission Church with its fine gables, built in the form of an incomplete T, faces the southern side of the Braak. This is one of the oldest mission churches in South Africa. The delicate architectural treatment which betrays strong Renaissance influence, is typical of early 19th-century architecture. The gable, which bears the date of its erection, 1823, is one of the finest of its kind. In 1840 the northern wing was built. The bell tower, built c1920, was designed by the Town Clerk W Blerch.
The Rhenish Church is not only known for its history and its architectural qualities, but also for the fine pulpit inside it. The pulpit and lectern were made by Simon Pieter Christoffel Londt in 1853.
The Rhenish Mission Church is a National Monument since 1963 and the pulpit since 1948.
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