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Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid .
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Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland , which translates to Seal(s) Island .
As a young man, Luyanda Mpahlwa spent five years imprisoned at Robben Island during South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. The award-winning architect has since used that experience to ...
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This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: World War II Guard Pillbox, at the main entrance to Robben Island Maximum Security Prison, north exposure.
Original file (3,872 × 2,592 pixels, file size: 3.99 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description Nelson Mandela's prison cell, Robben Island, South Africa.jpg. English: Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island. Français : Cellule de Nelson Mandela, Robben Island. Deutsch: Nelson Mandelas Gefängniszelle auf Robben Island.