Foreshore
The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the historic city centre and the modern Port of Cape Town. It is built on land reclaimed from Table Bay in the 1930s and 1940s in connection with the construction of the Duncan Dock to replace the old harbour.Photo: Dewet, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Notable Places in the Area
Artscape Theatre Centre
Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa.Cape Town
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Town Civic Centre
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cape Town Civic Centre is a building on the Foreshore in central Cape Town, South Africa that serves as the headquarters of the City of Cape Town, the municipality that governs Cape Town and its suburbs.
Localities in the Area
Woodstock
Woodstock is one of the earliest suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, about 1 kilometre east of the city centre of Cape Town.V&A Waterfront
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront is a mixed-use destination located in the oldest working harbour in the Southern Hemisphere.
Foreshore
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa
- Categories: neighbourhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92296° or 33° 55' 23" southLongitude
18.43824° or 18° 26' 18" eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open Location Code
4FRW3CGQ+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 260286474OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7871284Wikidata ID
Q15218008Foreshore Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Kaapstadse strandgebied
- Chinese: 開普敦海濱
- Dutch: Foreshore, Cape Town
- English: Foreshore, Cape Town
- French: Foreshore
- Pedi: Foreshore, Cape Town
- Turkish: Foreshore
- Xhosa: Foreshore, Cape Town
- Zulu: Foreshore, Cape Town
Other Places Named Foreshore
In the Area
Localities
- City CentreSuburb
- D-BerthLocality
- South ArmLocality
- Cross BirthLocality
- East QuayLocality
- West QuayLocality
Landmarks
- SAPS Port of EntryPolice station
- The Palms Décor and Lifestyle CentreShopping centre
- Royal Cape Yacht Club
- The Armoury Boxing ClubHealth club
- Goodman GalleryArt gallery
- Star Dust Theatrical DinerTheatre
Popular Destinations in Western Cape
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Foreshore. Photo: Dewet, CC BY-SA 2.5.