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Constitution Hill

Constitution Hill places a former prison complex beside the Constitutional Court. A site tour can link the prison buildings to the court precinct and the history they represent.

Why go

The former prison complex stands beside the Constitutional Court, bringing confinement and constitutional democracy into the same precinct. A site tour linking the prison buildings and court helps make that relationship tangible. Walking between the two gives physical shape to the shift from confinement toward constitutional democracy that defines this Johannesburg site.

What to look for

Former prison complex
Constitutional Court precinct

Useful to know

Take a site tour linking the prison buildings and court precinct.
Take time in both the former prison complex and Constitutional Court precinct.

Your next visit

Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.

Outdoor visit · 45–90 min

World planning estimate; admission, opening, visit duration and access need checking.

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Opening information

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Africa/Johannesburg · Sep 29, 2026 / Dec 28, 2026

Monday: 08:45–16:00
Tuesday: 08:45–16:00
Wednesday: 08:45–16:00
Thursday: 08:45–16:00
Friday: 08:45–16:00
Saturday: 08:45–16:00
Sunday: 08:45–16:00

Official visitor information

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