Braamfontein

Province

Braamfontein ( German as " Brombeerquelle " ) is a central district of the South African city of Johannesburg. In 2001 he had 7007 inhabitants. The district is located northwest of the city center between Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road. The Nelson Mandela Bridge connects Braamfontein to the district of Newtown, with which it forms a cultural center. For instance, in Braamfontein, the Witwatersrand, Constitution Hill and the Civic Centre. There is also the Jan Smuts House, where the study of Jan Smuts is to visit a planetarium and the Origins Centre, which houses an exhibition on the origins of man. The Gertrude Posel Gallery, the Johannesburg Art Gallery and the Standard Bank Collection of tribal art are other tourist attractions.

In 1853 there were on the territory of today's district a farm of the same name, which belonged to Gert Bezuidenhout. 1888-89 incurred on the territory of the farm first settlements were incorporated as a suburb to Johannesburg. During the time of apartheid, Braamfontein developed into a business center.