Next to the main train station and the Cape town castle of Good Hope. This well-preserved Fort built by the Dutch in January, 1666, to support and defend the spice trade with the East Indies.

Until the mid-seventeenth century the spice trade was dominated by the Portuguese. But having United with the Spanish crown in the war with the Dutch in 1580, the Portuguese Empire became a suitable target for the Dutch. In those days, trading activity was very dangerous and risky, not only because of piracy, possible shipwreck and diseases of seamen, but also because most of the spice trade, which could simply be damaged. The best way to manage these risks has become an Association of such enterprises in the cartel.

Since its inception, the Bastion has survived many difficulties. He was constantly under threat of demolition because of personal and material gain. But all these years the castle of Good Hope remains the center of life on the Cape. The Fort played a role food station by the Dutch East India company, as well as to protect the logistical and financial interests on the "spice Route". Castle of Good Hope was desirable for the mariners, who conducted the flight to 6 months, calling Cape town "Tavern of the seas".

The Fort is built of grey-blue stone with small accents of yellow bricks of small size and is a unique example of Dutch classicism of the seventeenth century. The ditch enclosing the Bastion, was previously part of the defensive system of the castle, but was altered during the restoration in 1992. On the front you can still see the coat of arms of the United Netherlands, which depicts a crowned lion sitting on its hind legs, holding seven arrows unity.

In the XX century the castle was the headquarters of the South African army in the Western Cape. Its five-pointed image printed on the flag of the South African troops, and is also the basis of some characters of distinction in the military.

Today, at the entrance to the castle six flags waving, crowning him throughout history, from the Dutch to the modern flag of the Republic of South Africa.

In 1936 the Castle of Good Hope was included in the list of national monuments of South Africa.