- Greenmarket Square
Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old
Cape Town ,South Africa .The square was built in 1696, when a
burgher watch house was erected here. In 1761, the watch house was demolished and the Old Town House built in the site. This building functioned as thecity hall for a while.Over the years, the square has served as a slave market, a vegetable market, a parking lot and more recently, an informal
flea market trading mainly Africansouvenir s, crafts and curios.During the
apartheid era, Greenmarket Square was often the focus of political protests, due in part to its proximity to parliament, as well as the ethnicity of its traders and shoppers.ee also
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Purple Rain Protest
*Rainbow Nation Peace Ritual External links
* [http://www.greenmarketsquare.com/ Greenmarket Square Website]
* [http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/greenmarket-square.htm Cape Town Shopping: Greenmarket Square Cape Town]
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