Hidden Cape Town
Published on 1. August 2013
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4317-0299-2 (ISBN)
Description
A unique look 'inside' 30 of Cape Town's most notable buildings. If you have ever wondered what lies behind an interesting facade, or wished you could peek behind a closed door, Hidden Cape Town is the book for you. The author and photographer have collaborated to reveal the artworks and architectural secrets that lie behind the doors of some well-known, and lesser known, landmark buildings in and around the 'Mother City'. These buildings are part of our collective heritage, reflecting the myriad cultural influences that have shaped our country. These 'hidden' interiors include the Sendinggestig Museum, South African National Library, City Hall, Palm Tree Mosque, Welgelegen, the Royal Observatory, Bertram House, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George, Groote Schuur, the Old Synagogue, Irma Stern Museum and the officer's mess of the Cape Town Rifles ('The Dukes').
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Africa
Publishing group
Penguin Random House South Africa
Illustrations
Full-colour photographs
ISBN-13
978-1-4317-0299-2 (9781431702992)
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Paul Duncan is a former editorial director at Conde Nast Independent Magazines and former editor of Conde Nast's House & Garden (South Africa). Paul was educated in Cape Town and at the University of Edinburgh, where he received an MA (Hons) degree in Fine Arts. His career has included a stint as a speechwriter and researcher to the chairman of the London-based Royal Fine Art Commission. His published books include two collections of South African interiors: Down South and Down South Two, and Style Icons. Alain Proust was born and educated in France, but has spent his working life in Cape Town. Photography is both his business and his passion. His work can be seen in over 20 books, including Colonial Houses of South Africa, A Portrait of Cape Town, Everyday Cape Malay Cooking, Groote Schuur: great granary to stately home and Nederburg: the first two hundred years.
Content
Introduction; Groote Kerk; Mount Nelson Hotel; Nederlandse Gereformeerde Kerk Tafelberg; Founder's House Bishops; Sendinggestig Museum; National Library of South Africa; Gereformeerde Kerkgebou Hof Street; City Hall; Palm Tree Mosque; Old Mutual; Taj Hotel; Centre for the Book; Koopmans-de Wet House; St George's Cathedral; Welgelegen; Old Town House; Royal Observatory; New Somerset Hospital; Lodge de Goede Hoop; Huguenot House; The Old Synagogue & The Great Synagogue; Greek Orthodox Cathedral; Bertram House Museum; Muller's Optometrists; Evangelical Lutheran Church; Secunde's House; The Cape Town Rifles (Dukes) Officers' Mess; Groote Schuur; Central Methodist Mission; Irma Stern Museum.