Centre for the Book
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| The Centre for the Book | |
|---|---|
 Exterior | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Edwardian style |
| Town or city | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°55′38″S 18°24′57″E / 33.9271728°S 18.4158362°E |
| Construction started | 1913 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | W. Hawke and W.N. McKinlay |
The Centre for the Book is a building situated next to the
Company's Gardens in Cape Town
. The building is run for the state by an independent organization of the same name, to promote literacy, reading, publishing and for conferences, symposia, training courses and exhibitions pertaining to these.
History
The building opened in 1913, and was originally built with money donated by
Victoria College, Stellenbosch, South African College and others, who are today universities in their own right.[1]
In 1932,
National Archives of South Africa
, and an elevator and fire detection system was installed.
In 1987, the building was offered to the
National Monument
.
A leading restoration consultant, John Rennie, was appointed to tend to the building with a very limited budget. The elevator is a custom design, has unique[citation needed] finishes, and opens into three directions with three separate doors as necessitated by the design of the building.
Architecture
The building is built in the
British architects, W. Hawke and W.N. McKinlay, won a competition for its design and moved to South Africa to oversee its construction. The architects moved on to contribute to the design of the Union Buildings
.
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