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Church Square

Church Street, Pretoria 2004, South Africa
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Ranked #29 of 37 attractions in Pretoria
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Pretoria, South Africa
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

Some nice old buildings to photograph. But that is it. Do not expect great shopping or good food in this area. Watch out for muggers.

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Pretoria
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12 attraction reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

A bit busy, difficult to park. Too many jaywalkers around to enjoy the place. Great buildings around with lots of history.

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Secunda, South Africa
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

Very busy and no parking available any time of the day or night, also a little scarry with all the car watch people.

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Pretoria, South Africa
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2013

Walking at Church Square is like being taken into another era. The vintage buildings and history of what took place around there, is still lingering in the air

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pretoria
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11 attraction reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2013

Drive by - dont stop - lock the doors - close the windows - make sure your aircon works for this trip - then very excitedly with the adrenalin pumping, enter church square, watch for people, pedestriations, beggars, birds, hi jackers etc...

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Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2012

Its in town center unless you going there with a local dont go can be very dodgy, also the place is dirty from smelling urine on walls to litter everywhere

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Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2012

This used to be the middle point of Pretoria and a pleasure to visit. I was sadly most disappointed with the state of the Square as the litter and mess all over the Square removes the beauty and majesty that once was ascribed to this Square.

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laguna, philippines
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2012

The park was full! Parking was difficult so best to just drive around. But the building architecture around it was impressive so was the monument in the middle of it.

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Pretoria
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2012

The once beautiful center of Pretoria, today is the bedroom of those homeless WORKERS of the night and the WORKPLACE of pickpockets. This once was the pride of Pretoria's people. Today you try your very best to avoid going to centre of town and Church square.

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Pretoria
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2012

The terain is dirty. There are lots of bums on the lawn making it uncomfortable the stop for a visit. The square and surrounds have constant smells of urine. In adequate parking, no worth walking a block or two.

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