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- Dear Visitors, kindly note that the Chavonnes Battery Museum is now permanently closed.
- The Chavonnes Battery was a fortification protecting Cape Town, South Africa, built in the early 18th century. It is now a museum and function venue. History.
- Watchdog at Cape Town’s front door, the Chavonnes Battery was built over when the Alfred Basin was constructed in 1860.
- In 1714 Maurits Pasque de Chavonnes arrived as governor to succeed the Van der Stels. In 1715 he laid the foundation stone of Maurits Battery also known as...
- We went on a historical walk of the V & A Waterfront organised by, and starting from, the Chavonnes Battery Museum.
- Chavonnes Battery Museum is located in the heart of Cape Town’s lively V&A Waterfront district, within a short walking distance of several hotels and major...
- The construction of the Chavonnes Battery dates back to the 18th Century which was a fortification built in order to protect the city.
- For those with a particular interest in cannonry and military history, the Chavonnes Battery also houses the largest selection of muzzle-loaded cannon in the...
- On show at the Chavonnes Battery Museum about the history of Cape Town until Feb 2019.
- And that, eventually, was why the Chavonnes Battery came to be built, although it would not see the light of day for six decades after Van Riebeek landed at the...
- The Chavonnes Battery was a fortification built in the early 18th century to protect the bay and town.
- The Chavonnes Battery was partially demolished in 1860 its stone reused for the Alfred Basin and the Clock Tower was built as its new sentinel.
