Pretoria
South Africa's administrative capital, an hour from Johannesburg and a world calmer. Jacarandas turn the whole city purple for six weeks.
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Church Square, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. It was subsequently named for the church buildings that stood at the centre of the square from 1856 to 1905.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Tyler Yeo · CC BY 2.0
Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Jul 2026
Shosholoza · CC BY-SA 3.0
Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum located opposite Burgers Park in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Cvanrooyen · CC BY-SA 3.0
The University of Pretoria is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Aug 2026
University of Pretoria · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjeskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104 and Blackwood Street.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Apr 2026
Davinci77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Jul 2026
John Walker, Images of Africa Taken from de-Wikipedia, where it had been uploaded by Head under the same filename. · Public domain
Church Square, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. It was subsequently named for the church buildings that stood at the centre of the square from 1856 to 1905.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Tyler Yeo · CC BY 2.0
Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Jul 2026
Shosholoza · CC BY-SA 3.0
Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum located opposite Burgers Park in Pretoria, South Africa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Feb 2026
Cvanrooyen · CC BY-SA 3.0
The University of Pretoria is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Aug 2026
University of Pretoria · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjeskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104 and Blackwood Street.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Apr 2026
Davinci77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Jul 2026
John Walker, Images of Africa Taken from de-Wikipedia, where it had been uploaded by Head under the same filename. · Public domain
