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Grand Parade (Cape Town)

Public square in Cape Town, South Africa

Field	Value
name	Grand Parade
place_type	Public square
image_place	Cape Town City hall and Grand Parade panorama.JPG
image_caption	A panoramic photograph of the old Cape Town City Hall and Grand Parade.
features	Cape Town City Hall, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town railway station
location	Cape Town, South Africa
pushpin_map	Cape Town
pushpin_map_alt	The Grand Parade is located near the centre of Cape Town's CBD, adjacent to the main railway station to the northeast, the Castle of Good Hope to the southeast, City Hall to the southwest, and the General Post Office to the northwest.
pushpin_label_position	top
coordinates
pushpin_map_caption	Location of the Grand Parade in central Cape Town

The Grand Parade is the main public square in Cape Town, South Africa.

The square is surrounded by the Cape Town City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Cape Town railway station.

The square is generally used as a market place and parking area but has also been the venue of major political rallies. It was the first place where Nelson Mandela addressed South Africans following his release from prison in 1990 and also following his election as president on 9 May 1994.

The Grand Parade underwent extensive upgrades prior to being the venue for the 2010 World Cup FIFA Fan Fest in Cape Town.

Gallery

File:CapeTownCityHall.jpg|Cape Town City Hall File:City Hall, Cape Town.jpg|Cape Town City Hall, with Table Mountain in the background File:Statue Edward Vll on The Parade.jpg|The Statue of Edward VII File:Volunteer War Memorial on the Parade.jpg|The Volunteer War Memorial File:Holi One We Are One Colour Festival South Africa 2013.jpg|Holi festival at the Grand Parade

References

"Cape Town pays homage to hero Mandela". USA TODAY.

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