Constitution hill (Johannesburg)

South Africa / Gauteng / Johannesburg / Twist Street, 1
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If there is one thing I would recommend as a “must see” it would be Constitution Hill. This is the home of the Constitutional Court in South Africa and it is built on the site of and old prison. The prison was called Old Fort Prison Complex but was commonly known as Number Four. Many leading political activists including Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were kept here for periods. The prison itself did not close until 1983 and the main reason was that it was getting overcrowded.
I have written a bit more about this in my trip report with pictures: gardkarlsen.com/johannesburg_south_africa_2004.htm
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Coordinates:   26°11'19"S   28°2'32"E
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