Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg
Johannesburg Stadium is located in the Doornfontein region of the city, close to the central business district and transport connections. It forms part of a sporting campus which includes Ellis Park rugby stadium, a tennis arena, and an Olympic sized swimming pool. Johannesburg has a number of other top class sporting venues, including Soweto’s Soccer City, which hosted the 2010 World Cup final. The city has also hosted a cricket world cup final and the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, won by the host nation. These arenas have made Johannesburg one of the world’s most successful sporting cities.
Johannesburg Stadium has a capacity of 37,500 and is notable for its sweeping single roof. It is primarily used as an athletics stadium. Constructed in 1995, it hosted the Athletics World Cup in 1998 and the All-Africa Games a year later. It is also used by two of South Africa’s most successful sports teams for training and practice matches. Orlando Pirates, a successful soccer team known for their cross-city rivalry with Kaizer Chiefs, train here and play at nearby Ellis Park. The Lions, a regional rugby union side representing Johannesburg and the Gauteng area, are also based here. They play in the Super Rugby tournament, contested by 15 clubs from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Johannesburg Stadium has a capacity of 37,500 and is notable for its sweeping single roof. It is primarily used as an athletics stadium. Constructed in 1995, it hosted the Athletics World Cup in 1998 and the All-Africa Games a year later. It is also used by two of South Africa’s most successful sports teams for training and practice matches. Orlando Pirates, a successful soccer team known for their cross-city rivalry with Kaizer Chiefs, train here and play at nearby Ellis Park. The Lions, a regional rugby union side representing Johannesburg and the Gauteng area, are also based here. They play in the Super Rugby tournament, contested by 15 clubs from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Sight Name: Johannesburg Stadium
Sight Location: Johannesburg, South Africa (See walking tours in Johannesburg)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Sight Location: Johannesburg, South Africa (See walking tours in Johannesburg)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Walking Tours in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Johannesburg Introduction Walking Tour
Johannesburg, or Joburg, or "City of Gold", as it is often informally called, is South Africa's largest city. The area's original inhabitants included hunter-gatherers from the San tribes and the Ndebele, a tribe associated with the Zulu. A gold rush in 1884 lead to Johannesburg's founding in 1886. Within a decade, the population had grown to 100,000 inhabitants.
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.9 Km or 1.8 Miles
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Since founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold on what used to be farmland, Johannesburg has evolved into an economic powerhouse of Africa. While most of the city's early buildings adopted architectural styles from its colonial parent, the British Empire, some of them also emulated the prowess of New York City. Let's take a closer look at some of these construction marvels.
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 0.7 Km or 0.4 Miles
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