Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State, crowds around the highest flat-top mound in the area.
Photographer: Evan Haussmann
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The Free State's provincial capital and judicial capital, Bloemfontein (or Bloem as it's commonly known), is rich in history with fine examples of late 19th and early 20th century buildings as well as museums and monuments. The city has an urban game reserve, an excellent art museum and a peaceful pace.
Known as the "city of roses" Bloemfontein is rumoured to have been named after roses growing around a fountain on a Dutch settler's farm. It is home to the 1929 Appeal Court, the highest court in South Africa, as well as the City Hall, a monumental structure built in 1934, and the Fourth Raadsaal, an imposing sandstone building... read more
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