Built: 1841

Religious denomination: Dutch Reformed Church

Interesting facts:

• The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship.

• …highlights of the mother church of the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) are its mammoth organ and ornate Burmese-teak pulpit, carved by master sculptors Anton Anreith and Jan Graaff.

• …for the first 100 years or so of the church’s life, slaves are said to have been sold immediately outside.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groote_Kerk,_Cape_Town

• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-africa/cape-town/attractions/groote-kerk/a/poi-sig/1429684/355612

• http://capetownhistory.com/?page_id=246

Credits:

• Photos by Luke Cabading.