Union Buildings
Invictus (2009)
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SCENE
Francois Pienaar is on his way to meet president Mandela.
ADDRESS
Government Ave, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
LOCATION
-25.7404232025146, 28.2119235992432
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The Union Buildings form the official seat of South Africa's government and houses The Presidency. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1908, building began in 1909 and was completed in 1913. It took approximately 1265 artisans, workmen and labourers almost three years to construct, using 14 million bricks for the interior office walls, half a million cubic feet of freestone, 74000 cubic yards of concrete, 40000 bags of cement and 20000 cubic feet of granite.
TAGS
architecture, building, historic
ACTORS
Matt Damon
SYNOPSIS
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
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ADDRESS
Government Ave, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
LOCATION
-25.7404232025146, 28.2119235992432
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