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⚖️ Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites: Union Buildings

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⚖️ Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites: Union Buildings
Seat of South African government and UNESCO World Heritage component


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 19:10

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Pretoria, South Africa
  • Constructed: 1909–1913, designed by Sir Herbert Baker
  • Site area: 17.25 hectares with 60.62-hectare buffer zone
  • UNESCO inscription: 2016

The Union Buildings is the official seat of the South African government in Pretoria that symbolises the nation's ...

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