6 Sights in Johannesburg, South Africa (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Johannesburg, South Africa. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 6 sights are available in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Activities in Johannesburg

1. National Museum of Military History

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The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. In 1975, the museum was renamed from the South African National War Museum and its function changed to include all conflicts that South Africa has been involved in. In 1999 it was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum and National Cultural History Museum to form the Northern Flagship Institution. In April 2010 Ditsong was officially renamed Ditsong Museums of South Africa and the SANMMH was renamed the Ditsong National Museum of Military History.

Wikipedia: South African National Museum of Military History (EN), Website

2. Friedenskirche

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Friedenskirche James Vall / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Friedenskirche or Church of Peace is situated at 30, Edith Cavell Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1912 and houses the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Johannesburg which was established in 1888 as the Deutsch-Evangelische Gemeinde zu Johannesburg. The building was designed in the Neo-Romanesque style by the Swiss-born architect Theophile Schaerer. The tall bell tower on a rocky prominence above Twist Street remains a landmark to this day.

Wikipedia: Friedenskirche (Hillbrow) (EN)

3. James Hall Museum of Transport

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James Hall Museum of Transport is a transport museum that aims to preserve and promote the history of over 400 years of transport in South Africa in particular, and Africa in general. It is the largest transport museum in Africa. It is located at Pioneers' Park beside the Wemmer Pan in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 1964 by Jimmie Hall and the City of Johannesburg.

Wikipedia: James Hall Transport Museum (EN), Website

4. Zoo Lake

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Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo. The Zoo Lake consists of two dams, an upper feeder dam, and a larger lower dam, both constructed in natural marshland watered by the Parktown Spruit.

Wikipedia: Zoo Lake (EN)

5. Union Observatory

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Union Observatory Moore / CC BY-SA 3.0

Union Observatory also known as Johannesburg Observatory (078) is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa that was operated between 1903 and 1971. It is located on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point at 1,808 metres altitude in the suburb Observatory.

Wikipedia: Union Observatory (EN)

6. Fietas Museum

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Fietas Museum was opened on 24 September 2013, the museum is located in Pageview, Gauteng, South Africa. The building that the museum is housed in is one of the few to survive the forced removals under the Group Areas Act and was declared a Heritage resource in 2007.

Wikipedia: Fietas Museum (EN)

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