Fort Schanskop (Pretoria)
South Africa /
Gauteng /
Verwoerdburg /
Pretoria
World
/ South Africa
/ Gauteng
/ Verwoerdburg
World / South Africa / Gauteng
museum, fort
One of the two forts built during the war to defend Pretoria against the British forces.
The pentagon shaped fort was completed in 1897, and had canons placed on rotating platforms on the embankments, which allowed the fort to be defended to any direction.
Reference for information: www.southafricaexplorer.co.za/attractions/fort-schansko...
The pentagon shaped fort was completed in 1897, and had canons placed on rotating platforms on the embankments, which allowed the fort to be defended to any direction.
Reference for information: www.southafricaexplorer.co.za/attractions/fort-schansko...
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Coordinates: 25°46'37"S 28°11'3"E
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