Historic Clock Tower - Cape Town, South Africa
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S 33° 54.387 E 018° 25.332
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The Victorian Gothic-style octogonal clock tower is located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. This historic landmark was declared a Provincial Heritage Site.
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Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 12/03/2013
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Built in 1882 as the port captain's office the clock tower went under restoration in 1997 and it was repainted yellow in 2013 (it was red before) for the nomination of Cape Town as World Design Capital 2014.
The second floor of the Clock Tower is a decorative mirror room, where the Port Captain could check on all the activities in the harbor. The bottom floor features a tide-gauge mechanism that was used to check the level of the tide.
The 4-sided clock was imported from Edinburgh in 1882 and was refurbished in 1997. It is still working well.
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