Cape Town - Foreshore

The road from the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront to the city center, 1km/.6mi southeast, is not an attractive route for pedestrians, but there is a shuttle bus service, departing from the Victoria and Alfred Hotel. This area between the harbor and Strand Street, now traversed by freeways, is known as the Foreshore. It was created between 1937 and 1945 on land reclaimed from the sea, using sand dredged from the sea-bottom during the construction of the Duncan Dock. The site was built up in the late fifties. One of the oldest buildings is the 26-story Sanlam Building, which at the time of its construction was the tallest building in Africa. It now no longer stands out among the many other high-rise buildings housing oil companies, municipal offices, Safmarine (the largest South African shipping line).