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Date: 1950-1952 Type: Seminary Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 25°46'40.91" S 28°13'47.43" E Alt: 1433m

See more photographs The large St John Vianney Seminary complex was built to the design of Voorvelt in the heart of Afrikanerdom, Pretoria between 1950 and 1952. Situated on a slope, the visual prominence of this stolid Catholic 'bulwark' is further emphasized by the crucifix-topped tower that rises over the central entrance. The ensemble, laid out around two courtyards, contains an exceptionally fine chapel, which exhibits the same serenity as Voorvelt's 1937 Maria Church in Haarlem, the Netherlands. (Nicholas Clarke in Common Ground 2021:109-110) References: Berman, Esmé. 1983. Art and artists of South Africa: An illustrated biographical dictionary and historical survey of painters, sculptors and graphic artists since 1875. Cape Town : Balkema. pg 53 Clarke, Nicholas J, Fisher, Roger C & Kuipers, Marieke C . 2021. Common Ground : Dutch-South African Architectural Exchanges 1902-1961. The Netherlands: LM Publishers. pg 109-110, 109 ill, 110 ill