South Africa · 17th century
The Castle of Good Hope (Dutch: Kasteel de Goede Hoop; Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is a 17th century bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation the fort is now located inland. In 1936 the Castle was declared a historical monument (now a provincial heritage site) and following restorations in the 1980's it is considered the best preserved example of a Dutch East India Company fort.
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Castle of Good Hope ranks #511 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 4 mapped in South Africa. Founded 1666, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,810 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. See how South Africa compares in the castle statistics.
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