Serial Nomination for The Bo-Kaap Landscape as NHS

Bo-Kaap contains the largest concentration of pre-1850 architecture in the country and is the oldest surviving residential neighborhood in Cape Town. The unique towns cape comprises a range of architectural styles inclusive of Cape Dutch (14760 – c1815), Georgian (Cape English c1810 – 1860), Victorian (c1860 – 1900) and Edwardian (c1900 – 1930) . The character of the streets-capes is enhanced by the location of the area on the slopes of Signal Hill, and thus enjoying the views towards Table Mountain, the city bowl and the harbor. Bo-Kaap is an integral part of the historical contribution to the establishment of Islam at the Cape with some of the most respected founders of the Muslim community are buried at the Tana Baru Kramat located within Bo-Kaap. Much like other pre- apartheid cosmopolitan neighborhoods such as, District 6 and Sophiatown, Bo – Kaap was a multi-cultural area. (SAHistory Online 2018)