Century City description and photos - South Africa: Cape Town (Topic)

Century City description and photos - South Africa: Cape Town. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Century City.

Photo and description

Century City (City of the Century) can be safely called a city within a city. It is located practically in the heart of Cape Town, 10 km northeast of its center, against the backdrop of Table Mountain. On an area of 250 hectares, there is a large number of office, residential, retail, sports and entertainment facilities that meet all the requirements of modern society.

In the center of Century City is its green lungs - the island of Intaka. The reserve is located on 16 hectares of wetland territory, rich in a wide variety of bird species and native plants. Formerly known as Bluewley, Intaka Island and its surrounding wetlands consist of 8 hectares of the island itself, 8 hectares of reconstructed wetlands that serve to purify water, and 6 km of navigable canals. linking different sections of Century City.

Work on the Century City project was started in 1997 by construction firm Monex Development with investments exceeding 10 billion ZAR and is currently continued by its new owner, Rabie Property Group.

The very first to be built were Ratanga Junction Theme Park and Canal Walk Shopping Center. Despite the high costs during construction, reduced off-season attendance and occasional closings during major conferences, Ratanga Junction has proven to be profitable. The Canal Walk area also had to be increased from 125,000 square meters to 141,000 square meters in order to meet demand. There were also concerns that the construction of Century City would lead to the decentralization of Cape Town's business district, but thanks to improvements, conducted by the city leadership, this did not happen. Thus, Century City became another commercial and business center in the capital of South Africa.

Canal Walk, opened in 2000, became the largest shopping center in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. Currently, on its 141,000 square meters, there are more than 400 stores, 20 cinemas, many restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as a large entertainment center.

Next to the Canal Walk shopping and entertainment center, in 2009 appeared two 11-storey buildings. They house a 5-star hotel with 180 rooms, as well as a luxurious office center. Nearby are other hotels, shopping centers and multi-level housing estates for people of different incomes.

In 2009, according to the South African business magazine Finweek,

We also recommend reading Torre Bissara tower description and photos - Italy: Vicenza

Topic: Century City description and photos - South Africa: Cape Town.