Church Square

City of Cape Town, South Africa

Church Square in Cape Town, South Africa, lies in front of the Groote Kerk at the intersection of Parliament and Spin Streets. It currently features a park. In the middle of the square lies a statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan). The name Spin Street comes from a silk–spinning factory between Plein Street and Parliament Street, that was operating for a short time. A plaque on a traffic island on Spin Street commemorates the slave market once using the square. A building south of the square housed the old slave quarters and later was home to the High Court. Today, it houses a cultural and historical museum. In 1961, the square was declared a heritage site.

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