Stellenbosch Raadsaal
posted by Kerry-Anne
I was surprised to discover that this set of buildings, which houses the Stellenbosch Council Chambers, amongst other things, was only built in 1941. Stellenbosch was founded by Governor Simon van der Stel in 1679, making it the second European settlement in South Africa (Cape Town itself was the first, of course).To the left of this building is the Town Hall (not in the picture), which won its architects a design medal in 1941. I'm not quite as enthusiastic about it though, and think this section of the municipal complex is far prettier.
Raadsaal is Afrikaans for "council hall", by the way.
2 Comments:
Yes I agree this is a 'pretty' building with nice clean lines and of course with the tree it makes for a good photo.
Looking at the building it most certainly looks much older in style than having been built in 1941..but then I see it did win the architects a design medal!
@scraps of bev: Stellenbosch is absolutely filled with trees - that's what I love about the town. And the trees really do seem to complement the style of architecture too.
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