Pretoria Travel Guide

Union Buildings

Designed by renowned South African architect, Sir Herbert Baker, the Union Buildings are located on Meintjieskop hill, a sentinel overlooking the city of Pretoria. The official seat of the government and housing the offices of the South African President and other government officials, the Union Buildings are a South African Monument and have seen such icons at former South African president, Nelson Mandela, inaugurated here. With spectacular terraced gardens full of indigenous flora, the Union Buildings are not only historically important, but also magnificently beautiful.