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    The Castle of Good Hope (Dutch: Kasteel de Goede Hoop; Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is a bastion fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town, South...
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    in 1652, and was in use until 1674 when it was superseded by the Castle of Good Hope. The Fort was built by the Dutch East India Company, when it established...
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  • The Castle of Good Hope Decoration was a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Union of South Africa on 6 April 1952, but never...
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    Amsterdam Battery, Western Cape (1780s) Castle Kyalami, Gauteng (1990s) Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town (1666) Castle on the Cliff, Western Cape (1960s) Fort...
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    is a list of reportedly haunted locations in South Africa. Castle Of Good Hope (Cape Town)|Castle Of Good Hope in Cape Town Erasmus Castle: in Pretoria...
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  • bastions were built. The Castle of Good Hope is a fortification which was built on the original coastline of Table Bay and now, because of land reclamation,...
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    at the Castle of Good Hope, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony. Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg...
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    Oranjezicht (category Suburbs of Cape Town)
    supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce. In 1708, Nicolaus Laubscher (1651–1721), who had immigrated in the 1670s from the Swiss canton of Fribourg...
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  • Cape as Commissioner, and was instructed to select a site for the Castle of Good Hope 18 August - The first Dutch Reformed Church congregation is founded...
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    Free Burghers in the Dutch Cape Colony (category Settlers of South Africa)
      Military forts and watch-houses   Company's orchards, near the Fort of Good Hope   Jan van Riebeeck's farms   Boundary fence which were later by a hedge...
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    Leerdam (redirect from History of Leerdam)
    called Castle of Good Hope. The corners of this fort received names in honour of William of Orange-Nassau and because Leerdam was part of the House of Orange-Nassau...
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  • adventure drama film Oranje, the name of one of the bastions of the Castle of Good Hope De Oranjes (plural of oranje, lit. "the oranges") is a shorthand...
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    Lady Anne Barnard (category Daughters of Scottish earls)
    known for entertaining at the Castle of Good Hope as the official hostess of Earl Macartney. The remarkable series of letters, journals and drawings...
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    Elegia tectorum (category Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces)
    Zeekoe Valley (17 km SSE of the Castle of Good Hope), where the reed was cultivated. He describes its use at the Cape of Good Hope as follows: A bundle or...
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    the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People. University of Georgia Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-8203-2122-2. "The Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial...
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    hoisted on the Castle of Good Hope and saluted by incoming ships. The orange-white-blue flag formed the basis for the South African flag of 1928. It is also...
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  • damp dungeon completely devoid of any light located in the Castle of Good Hope. However, since 31 of the signatories of the original petition against Van...
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    demolished after permanent residence was taken up in the Castle of Good Hope. Castle of Good Hope 1666–current, constructed to replace the earthen Fort de...
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    Cape Town's Castle of Good Hope, the flag was flown from the castle alongside the Union Jack, flag of the Netherlands and the current flag of South Africa...
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    Jan van Riebeeck (category Commanders of the Dutch Cape Colony)
    ('Fort of Good Hope') was made of mud, clay, and timber, and had four corners or bastions. This fort was replaced by the Castle of Good Hope, built between...
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  • accused of tyranny, corruption and racketeering. Coetsee was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Castle of Good Hope along with the other leaders of the Huguenots...
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    Dutch brick (category Good articles)
    and around the world. The Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa, was built in 1666, and its entrance was made of the small yellow bricks called...
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    HMS Good Hope was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900; she was originally named Africa, but was renamed before...
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  • South African military decorations (category Military decorations and medals of South Africa)
    Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) (1894–1913) Distinguished Conduct Medal (Transvaal) (1902–1913) Campaign medals Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal...
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  • Honoris Crux Gold (category Military decorations and medals of South Africa)
    Succeeded by the Star of South Africa, Gold (SSA). Official national order of precedence: Preceded by the Castle of Good Hope Decoration (CGH). Succeeded...
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  • 1936 in South Africa (category Years of the 20th century in South Africa)
    Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town is proclaimed a National Monument. 22 January – Clive Derby-Lewis, politician, played a role in the assassination of...
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  • Jane Alexander (artist) (category University of the Witwatersrand alumni)
    site-specific installation originally made for the British Officers' Mess of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, and later installed at the Tate Modern. This piece...
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  • pentagonal castle device based on the floor plan of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa's oldest military building. In 1994, the rank of Commandant...
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  • 1679 by the Castle of Good Hope, which is now the oldest building in South Africa. The Colony began properly in 1671 with the first purchase of land from...
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  • Africa. The square is surrounded by the Cape Town City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Cape Town railway station. The square is generally used...
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