Boutique Hotels Accommodation Near Koopmans-de Wet House
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Nearby Attractions & Landmarks
Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Long Street, Two Oceans Marathon, South African Museum and Planetarium, Two Oceans Aquarium, Langa Township, Heart of Cape Town Museum, Noon Gun, Lions Head, Chavonnes Battery Museum, Castle of Good Hope, Newlands Brewery, Newlands Stadium, District Six Museum, The Company's Garden, Greenmarket Square, Holocaust Centre, Rhodes Memorial, South African National Gallery , Orange Kloof, Blue Train, Long Street Baths, Signal Hill, Whisky Live Festival, St George's Cathedral, V&A Waterfront, World of Birds
Koopmans-de Wet House Reviews
More info about Koopmans-de Wet House
The only townhouse to have survived the Dutch colonial era is located in a busy street in the centre of Cape Town. The townhouse, called Koopmans-de Wet House, is now a museum and gives visitors an insight into the typical lifestyle of a wealthy city dweller between the 1700s and late 1800s.
The house dates back to 1701 and while much of it has altered over the years, the entrance steps, built using small yellow bricks imported from the Netherlands and called ijselstene, are from the original build date. The Neoclassical style façade dates to around 1780. The last owner of the house was wealthy socialite Marie Koopmans-de Wet, who had moved into the property after her parents’ death. Her husband was to die a short time later and she wore black to mourn his death for the rest of her life. Marie and her sister hosted parties for the elite and invites to these occasions... Show more
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