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Old Town House Review
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Old Town House
- Address: Greenmarket Sq., Cape Town Central, Cape Town
- Phone: 021/481-3933
- www.iziko.org.za/michaelis
- Category: Houses/Mansions
- Location: Cape Town Central
Fodor's Review:
For 150 years this was the most important civic building in Cape Town. Built in 1755 as a guardhouse, it also saw duty as a meeting place for the burgher senate, a police station, and from 1840 to 1905 as Cape Town's city hall. All road distances to and from Cape Town are measured from this building, which is a beautiful example of urban Cape Dutch architecture, with thick whitewashed walls, green-and-white shutters, and small-paned windows. Today it's home to the extensive Michaelis Collection of 17th-century Dutch paintings, including evocative etchings by Rembrandt, as well as changing exhibits.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Weekdays 10-5, Sat. 10-4
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