Robben Island Maximum Security Prison
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Title
Robben Island Maximum Security Prison
Description
The Maximum Security Prison was built in the 1960s by prisoners on the island, with stone coming from quarries on the island (again, worked in by the prisoners). There were blocks where prisoners were housed together, as well as cells for those in solitary confinement, and for different categories of political prisoners. The cell where Nelson Mandela spent much of his time on the island is a key point on the tour.
Source
is51102025
Date
1860s
Contributor
ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
1482
Date Submitted
26/04/2025
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,-33.80030812558472,18.371786355710356;
Provenance
Government of South Africa
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Robben Island Maximum Security Prison
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Building
Prim Media
3962
Status
public
Stewardship
Robben Island Museum
Condition
1
Contact
ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“Robben Island Maximum Security Prison,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3963.
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