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Grahamstown - Rhodes University

Rhodes University, founded in 1904, was named after Cecil Rhodes. The site was formerly occupied by government buildings, which were demolished in 1935 to make way for the new University buildings, except for the old Drostdy Gate, now the entrance to the University campus. The University has some 4,000 students.

Must-see attractions nearby:
Address
Rhodes University
Box 94
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape 6140
South Africa

Related Attractions

1820 Settler's Museum
Next door to the Albany Museum is the 1820 Settlers Museum, opened in 1965, with furniture and furnishings, weapons, pictures and historic photographs.
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Albany Museum
Adjoining the entrance to the University is the Albany Museum. The main building, erected in 1899-1902, houses the Natural History Museum, which displays material on the history of early man in Africa, one of the three Egyptian mummies in South Africa and geological and ornithological collections. Another section commemorates Dr W. G. Atherstone, who discovered South Africa's first diamond in Grahamstown.
Address
Albany Museum
Somerset Street
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape 6139
South Africa
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Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
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