There is a common saying that the diamonds are forever but converting that saying into diamond wells are forever. Here is a bit detail of the city Kimberley which you should know before planning a tour to it. This city was established in the late 1800s after the diamonds were discovered from here and it also is famous for surviving the Anglo-Boer war and is regarded to be one of the most beautiful places in the country where it belongs. However, for the purpose of visiting Kimberley, there is something more than cruise tours:
- Big Hole
Simply about the history of the big hole, in about 1866 there was a 15 year old boy who was named as Erasmus Jacobs who picked up a pebble and later on somehow that pebble reached to DR. A. Atherstone who then at that time discovered that it was basically a .23,25 Carat diamond and after some year later, .83,5 carat diamond was also discovered in Zandefontein. Suddenly the land digging was started there in search of diamonds and the whole processes stopped in the year 1914 when they actually robbed a lot of diamond and left this big hole which is now a center of attraction for all the tourists. The big hole has the surface area of 17 hectares and it has the perimeter of 1.6 km and however, this hole bears the story of the diamond rush in South Africa.
- SOL PLAATJE MUSEUM
A place worth visiting in Kimberley is the SOL PLAATJE MUSEUM there which is the center of attraction for most of the tourists who visit the Kimberley. There was a writer basically and he was an activist too named Sol Plaatje who had written the first novel been written by a black South African. His house after his death was turned into a museum which now is worth seeing.
- Dead Memorial
During the Anglo Boer War, Kimberley actually was besieged and some of the residents while making an effort to protect their city actually died. Cecil John who is one of the famous diamond moguls in that country and most probably the first one to do so has commissioned Sir Herbert Bake so that he could design a memorial to pay gratitude to the martyrs of the city. This memorial was actually formed in the year 1904 which was basically accompanied by a sand monument at that time.
- Humphreys Art Gallery
If you are an art lover and you want to have a look on some art in the most famous diamond city, you must never forget to visit the William Humphreys Art Gallery which was actually established in the year 1952 in the honor of Benbow Humphreys. This art gallery currently is holding a total number of 247 artworks. This art gallery has been brimming with Flemish, Dutch and French artworks. Although this gallery has shifted a lot from the time it was originally established and now it holds exhibitions of the southern African art as well. The gallery also has an auditorium with the vast capacity that at the moment could make room for about 101 people normally for the temporary exhibitions.
- Kamfers Dam
This is basically not the part of Kimberly as it is situated about 6 km away from Kimberly but this is one of the most famous attractions in Kimberly because it supports the largest Lesser flamingo breeding colony that is situated in southern Africa. the wetland basically has been hosted among 60000 to 80000 bless flamingos which initially was more than the 50 percent of the population of southern Africa and is really an amazing spectacle for the birdwatcher. If you are planning a tour to Kimberley, you must need to know the things to do in Broome.
- Vintage Tram
This is basically a
railway line which was made to let the fortune seekers reach Kimberley and this
was basically formed in the year 1897 and it has now been 126 years for it
being into existence and it is still in its place and considered to be one of the
most loved attractions for the tourists.
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