Introduction -- Sammy Marks House and Fountain -- Melrose House -- Arcades, alleys and artriums -- Old Government Building -- Cafe Riche -- Gereformeerde Kerk Pretoria -- Palace of Justice -- The Old Synagogue -- Westfort Leprosy Hospital -- The fortifications of Pretoria -- Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital -- Smuts House -- The Old Staatsmuseum -- Museum of Natural History -- Pretoria Boys High School -- University of Pretoria -- Mariamman Temple -- Capitol Theatre -- Historical bank buildings -- Old and new monuments -- TPA Building -- Churches of light -- Greek Orthodox Church -- House Jooste -- Ivy Villa Studio -- Rovos Rail Station -- Cultural History Museum -- Elangeni -- Contemporary artists' spaces -- Bibliography and reference sources -- Visitor information.
Summary:
"Despite being South Africa's capital city, Pretoria has often played a supporting role to bold and brash Johannesburg and Cape Town's cosmopolitan charms. However, when it comes to architectural heritage, the Jacaranda City is well-endowed. From the skyline-dominating Union Buildings and Voortrekker Monument, to the imposing edifices of its administrative precincts, Pretoria might be deserving of a second moniker: the city of sandstone, brick and granite. But when you look beyond the impressive facʹades, soaring columns and linear planes of buildings that were intended to convey power and authority, you'll find light-filled interiors embellished with decorative touches that are only hinted at from the outside. Murals, mosaics, domes, galleries, stained-glass windows, gleaming brass and impressive woodwork are often hidden from view behind doors that are closed to the public. And even those museums, buildings and places of worship that are open to all have noteworthy architectural and design features that are easily overlooked. The history of the city, and of the country, has been played out in many of the buildings featured in Hidden Pretoria. This book captures facets of our diverse heritage, historic and contemporary, so that a new generation might recognise the need to embrace the past in order to build our common future." --Publisher.
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