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Cape Town Travel Guide

Cape Town is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa.

About Cape Town

Cape Town covers an area of 947.8 sq. miles (2454.7 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 3.5 million people being the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town.

War Memorial

Created by Vernon March, this memorial honors the South African soldiers who died in the two World Wars and the Korean War. It is situated at the bottom of Adderley Street a few steps from the Van Riebeeck statues. Inscribed on the stone is information about the wars and the names of the brave men who fought in them. Representing freedom and peace and those who fought to protect it, the memorial is of an angel flanked by two soldiers.

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