Wei Zicheng, South Africa World Cup

Garden city Pretoria, the capital of South Africa

Pretoria is located in the north of Johannesburg and is the administrative capital of South Africa. It was built in A.D. 1855 and named in memory of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the first president of the Boer Republic. Because there are 55 thousand jacaranda trees in full bloom in October every year, it is also called jacaranda city. The city center is "calmer" than Johannesburg, but it has its own cosmopolitan style, because the embassies of various countries in South Africa are located here. Union Buildings, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, is located at the foot of Meintjieskop Mountain and is a landmark of Pretoria. It is difficult to find such a magnificent natural environment in the seat of other countries' governments in the world. Domingo, Pavarotti and carreras, the world's three tenors, held a century concert here in April 1999.

Popular attractions: There are statues of Bohr and China's last president paul kruger in front of the church square; Other historic buildings, such as the old Radsar (Parliament), Justice Square, Kruger's Former Residence Museum, and melrose's Former Residence (an old Victorian building where the Vereeniging contract was signed). Voortrekker Monument is another remarkable landmark in Pretoria.

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