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Old Fort Prison on Constitution Hill
Old Fort Prison on Constitution Hill © cardamom

Constitution Hill

A guided tour of the National Heritage Site of Constitution Hill takes visitors on a journey through South Africa's turbulent past, but also illustrates its incredible transition into democracy. Visitors are guided through the Old Fort Prison Complex where the peeling walls and rusty barred cells have many a story to tell of South Africa's past 100 years; from British soldiers in the Anglo Boer War and rebellious youths caught in the Soweto uprising to Nelson Mandela, Joe Slovo and infamous murderess Daisy de Melker. The tour concludes with a look at South Africa's Constitutional Court, the keeper of the basic rights and freedom that those imprisoned here had struggled to win.

Address: Constitutional Court, Johannesburg
E-mail: visitorcentre@constitutionhil.org.za
Website: www.constitutionhill.org.za
Telephone: 011 381 3100
Opening time: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (last tour at 4pm); Saturday 10am – 3pm. Closed Sunday
Admission: Guided tours adults: R22. Concessions available

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