UCT Upper Campus central axis

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campus axis ceremonial axis urban design element

UCT Upper Campus central axis is the main ceremonial and visual spine of the University of Cape Town’s upper campus, aligning its key historic buildings and open spaces.

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UCT Upper Campus 3

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf campus axis ⓘ
ceremonial axis ⓘ
urban design element ⓘ
aligns key historic buildings of UCT Upper Campus ⓘ
key open spaces of UCT Upper Campus ⓘ
associatedWith Beaux-Arts planning principles ⓘ
formal symmetry ⓘ
connects Upper Campus entrance ⓘ
central academic buildings ⓘ
mountain-facing terraces ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of UCT’s historic core ⓘ
designPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
hasDesignFeature formal terraces ⓘ
grand staircases ⓘ
symmetrical building fronts ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial spine of Upper Campus ⓘ
visual spine of Upper Campus ⓘ
hasLandscapeSetting sloping site below Devil’s Peak ⓘ
hasMaterialContext stone and plaster academic buildings ⓘ
hasViewTowards Cape Town city bowl (distant view) ⓘ
Devil’s Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus forms part of UCT Upper Campus heritage ensemble ⓘ
integrates Jammie Plaza steps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarah Baartman Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Campus lawns ⓘ
isAccessedBy Jammie Shuttle routes terminating at Jammie Plaza ⓘ
locatedIn Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rondebosch NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Upper Campus, University of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Cape ⓘ
orientation roughly north–south ⓘ
partOf University of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough Jammie Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarah Baartman Hall terrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
spatialRole organising structure for Upper Campus layout ⓘ
startsAt Upper Campus main entrance on University Avenue ⓘ
terminatesAt upper terraces below Devil’s Peak ⓘ
usedFor graduation processions ⓘ
student gatherings ⓘ
university ceremonies ⓘ
visualIdentityRole iconic image of UCT Upper Campus ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Jameson Hall (Sarah Baartman Hall) → locatedOn → UCT Upper Campus central axis ⓘ
subject surface form: Sarah Baartman Hall
Jagger Library → locatedOnCampus → UCT Upper Campus central axis ⓘ
this entity surface form: UCT Upper Campus
Faculty of Science → campus → UCT Upper Campus central axis ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town
this entity surface form: UCT Upper Campus
Faculty of Commerce → campus → UCT Upper Campus central axis ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town
this entity surface form: UCT Upper Campus