Noon Gun
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The Noon Gun is a historic time-signaling cannon in Cape Town, South Africa, fired daily at midday and regarded as one of the city’s oldest living traditions.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical tradition
ⓘ
time signal cannon ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Town harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Table Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
History of Cape Town
ⓘ
Time signal devices ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cape Town ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Noon-day gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | two 18-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading guns ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Signal Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | cast iron ⓘ |
| nearby |
Bo-Kaap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lion's Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Table Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
audible across central Cape Town
ⓘ
one of the oldest daily time signals in the world ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
South African National Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | signal cannon for ships in Table Bay ⓘ |
| publicAccess | viewing area for visitors ⓘ |
| safetyMeasure | warning siren before firing ⓘ |
| significance | one of Cape Town’s oldest living traditions ⓘ |
| timeOfDayFired |
12:00
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midday ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| tourismActivity | daily firing demonstration ⓘ |
| traditionContinuation | still fired manually at noon ⓘ |
| traditionType | time-signaling tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public time signal
ⓘ
time signal for ships ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| viewOverlooks |
Cape Town city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Table Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ V&A Waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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