What to see in Pretoria, Gauteng

What to see in Pretoria, Gauteng Pretoria didn? T faster development in Johannesburg has been increasing over the years, only two of the most impressive buildings are located in this beautiful Jakkarandastad (city, filled with the most beautiful purple flowers trees as Jakkaranda). The first building, the Union Buildings, was Meintjieskop, Arcadia, named Stephanus Jacobus Meintjies. Arcadia was arable land, which comes from Andries Francois du Toit, which is then sold. Sir Herbert Baker was the architect of European integration, and there was light sandstone. The building was constructed in 1913, 3 years after the United Colonies, the South African. The building is 275 meters long and has a half-round, with two wings at the sides, the English and Afrikaans (Boer) population in South Africa at that time separated. The gardens of the Union Building from roses imported from England, plant from Rotterdam and others from South Africa. Today, tourists from all over the world come to this building. Parliament spends the winter months in Pretoria on the construction of the European Union, while spending summers in Cape Town. The Voortrekker Monument is the second large building and can be of almost any place in Pretoria. It was in honor of the Voortrekker Colonia del Capo and the Great Trek in 1836. This monument is the symbol for Afrikaans South Africans. The architect for the monument was Gerard Moerdijk and construction began on July 13, 1937. The monument was on 16 December 1949 and is 40 meters high with a footprint of 40 m to 40 m. The amphitheater, which 20 000 seats in the north-west of the monument in 1949. The focus of the monument is the memorial. At the Hall of Heroes is a dome, where it may exist within the monument. The sun shines through the dome one day a year at exactly 12 o? Clock on 16 December, at the center of the cenotaph and the words? Ons vir Jou, suid Africa? (We for you South Africa). This ray of sunshine symbolizes God? S to bless the lives of Voortrekker. The 16th December is the Day of Remembrance, a promise that in God, always remember that day like Sunday, treat, every year, because it is with them when they fought and defeated the Zulu? S in the Battle of Blood River. They have lost their lives in this day and time, we remember those who lost their lives. People in South Africa have different opinions, and that means something different to everyone in relation to the monument, and the Battle of Blood River. Not? T matter what is your opinion these days, the two buildings are very impressive and should be visited! Go to the buildings, read the story and lea a little 'more about how South Africa was the country it is today!