- Source: Observatory, Johannesburg
Observatory is a suburb in Johannesburg's east and is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; it borders the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Cyrildene, Linksfield, Bellevue, Bellevue East and Dewetshof.
History
It is named for the Union Observatory established in early 1903, sited on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point. The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein. It was established in 1903.
It is a well-established suburb: Observatory Girls' Primary was founded in 1918, and Observatory Golf Course founded in 1912 is the oldest golf club in Johannesburg still operating from its original ground. The suburb housed the Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg, until its relocation to Glenhazel.
References
External links
Observatory, Johannesburg Information, wheretostay.co.za
Suburb Map, maps.brabys.co.za
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Johannesburg
- Observatorium Union
- Robert Innes
- Harold Lee Alden
- London
- Bandar Udara Internasional Kemayoran
- Emas
- Proxima Centauri
- Observatory, Johannesburg
- Union Observatory
- Observatory Ridge, Johannesburg
- Robert T. A. Innes
- Ernest Leonard Johnson
- List of observatory codes
- Alpha Centauri
- Proxima Centauri
- List of largest optical refracting telescopes
- Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg
