The Houses of Parliament of South Africa are situated in Cape Town. The building consists of three main sections: the original building, completed in 1884, and additions constructed in the 1920s and 1980s. The newer additions house the National Assembly, and the original building houses the National Council of Provinces.
The old assembly building viewed from the Company's Garden
The Masonic Lodge which served as the venue of the second Cape Parliament
Freeman's original elaborate plan for the new Parliament
The final Parliament building as constructed (without statues, dome or fountains)
Union Buildings
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The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjeskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104 and Blackwood Street. Fairview Avenue is a closed road through which only officials can enter the Union Buildings. Though not in the centre of Pretoria, the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African national heritage site.
The Union Buildings viewed from the Gardens, in the foreground is the equestrian statue of General Louis Botha.
The eastern wing of The Union Buildings represents the English population of South Africa
View from the gardens
Circa 1925