Republica South Africa Stamp:House Of Parliament, Cape Town 1982

South Africa: House Of Parliament, Cape Town 1982

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This noble building, standing in its own grounds, at the entrance to the beautiful avenue of oak trees at the top of Adderley Street,
is a fitting home for the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Cape Colony. The building is of red brick, with white stone facings and Corinthian columns. It measures 264 feet (80.47m) by 141 (42.98m); its height to the top of the portico being 63 feet (19.2m).The cost of erection was £150,000.

Ref: Photographs of South Africa comprising Representative Views etc.; The South African Photo-Publishing Company, Cape Town, 1894: pg 5.. Read More -> http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=4448