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title: "Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town — GetMap"
description: "Five walls once stood beside the sea. This five-sided fort is South Africa’s oldest surviving colonial building. The Dutch East India Company built its…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJwUYG_oddzB0RZYGNwMhCuy0
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# Castle of Good Hope

Five walls once stood beside the sea

History · 🇿🇦 Cape Town · one place, one stop

![Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJwUYG_oddzB0RZYGNwMhCuy0.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
One place to visit
[Cape Town](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-33.926046%2C18.4280581&query_place_id=ChIJwUYG_oddzB0RZYGNwMhCuy0)
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This five-sided fort is South Africa’s oldest surviving colonial building. The Dutch East India Company built its stone walls from 1666 to 1679 beside the sea; land reclaimed around Cape Town later left it inland.

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