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Church Square
Church Square lies in the heart of Pretoria and is surrounded by many imposing public buildings including the Palace of Justice on the northern side, where the Rivonia Trial that sentenced Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment was held. In the centre of the square the 'Old Lion', Paul Kruger, looks disapprovingly at office workers lounging on the grass. The bronze figures of Kruger and the sentries, also by Van Wouw, were cast in Italy at the turn of the century, but lay in storage until 1954.
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Melrose House
This neobaroque mansion, a national monument, was built in 1886 for George Heys, and it's a somewhat fanciful cross between English Victorian and Cape Dutch styles. During the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer War, Lords Roberts and Kitchener (both British commanders) lived here. On 31 May 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging, which marked the end of the war, was signed in the dining room.
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