- An inactive prison at Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.
- The maximum security prison on Robben Island was known worldwide for the brutal treatment of prisoners.
- Today I went to Robben Island a former maximum security prison. ... As I listened to a former political prisoner tell his story I felt very small and humble.
- ROBBEN ISLAND, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 8: Maximum Security Prison on 8 July 2000 at Robben Island. Nelson Mandela spent more than a ecade in this prison.
- Fortifications were erected during World War II, and from the mid-1960s to 1991 Robben Island served as South Africa's maximum-security prison.
- Security lookout tower and razor wire topped wall at Robben Island Museum, maximum security prison, Cape Town...
- Discover the story of Robben Island known for its prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life behind bars during the apartheid era.
- After touring the island, you’ll get to visit the maximum security prison that was once home to Nelson Mandela.
- The Robben Island prison gate was constructed by political prisoners using stone from one of two quarries on the island where prisoners were required to labor...