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Foreshore, Cape Town

Part of Cape Town CBD, in Cape Town, South Africa

Field	Value
name	Foreshore
image_skyline	{{multiple image	total_width=270px	perrow=1/1	border=infobox
image1	View down Adderley Street.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view down Heerengracht Street in the Foreshore
mapframe	yes
image_map1	Cape Town Foreshore original coastline.svg
map_caption1	Map showing the Foreshore and the approximate location of the original coastline
pushpin_map	South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Africa
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Western Cape
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	City of Cape Town
subdivision_type4	Main Place
subdivision_name4	Cape Town
established_title	Established
leader_title	Councillor
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	2.34
population_footnotes
population_total	268
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1	Black African
demographics1_info1	43.3%
demographics1_title2	Coloured
demographics1_info2	11.2%
demographics1_title3	Indian/Asian
demographics1_info3	6.3%
demographics1_title4	White
demographics1_info4	34.0%
demographics1_title5	Other
demographics1_info5	5.2%
demographics_type2	First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1	English
demographics2_info1	78.3%
demographics2_title2	Afrikaans
demographics2_info2	14.5%
demographics2_title5	Other
demographics2_info5	7.2%
timezone1	SAST
utc_offset1	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code (street)
postal_code	8001
postal2_code_type	PO box
area_code_type	Area code

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Aerial view of the then-newly-completed foreshore, in the 1940s

The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated in the city's central business district (CBD), between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town. It is built on land reclaimed from Table Bay in the 1930s and 1940s, in connection with the construction of the Duncan Dock, to replace the old harbor.

Because of its development later on, many buildings in the Foreshore have more modern architecture than those situated in older parts of Cape Town CBD, closer towards District Six, Table Mountain, and De Waterkant.

Much of the Foreshore area is occupied by transport infrastructure for the port and Cape Town Railway Station. Other notable buildings in the area are the Cape Town Civic Centre, the Artscape Theatre Centre, and the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The area is also home to the regional office of Standard Bank, located in The Towers.

When the area was reclaimed, the Government undertook a detailed study (the Szlumper Commission) to decide how to use the land not needed by South African Railways. This resulted in the issuance of a detailed proposal - The Cape Town Foreshore Plan.

References

"Sub Place Foreshore". Census 2011.
"Foreshore Area Information". Seeff Atlantic Seaboard and City Bowl.
See "The Cape Town Foreshore Plan: Final Report of the Cape Town Foreshore Technical Committee, 1947" (1948, Government Printer of the Union of South Africa).

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