Cape Town presents an odd mix of historical buildings. They are the result of the city's historical role as the halfway point on the maritime trade route between Western Europe and the Far East, and of colonisation by the Dutch and then the British. Cape Town's hottest tourist attraction, the glitzy V&A Waterfront Complex, is a newcomer; a late 20th century mall built on the remnants of the Victorian era wharfs and an 18th century military installation, the Chavonnes Battery. The city has contemporary bungalows and high-rise office buildings, but visitors can also see Georgian mosques, Cape Dutch houses, Victorian terraces, and Moravian churches.

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