# Constitution Hill in Johannesburg — Citylit

A former prison complex turned living museum and home of South Africa’s Constitutional Court.

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## Constitution Hill

A former prison complex turned living museum and home of South Africa’s Constitutional Court.

- City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: 11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/johannesburg/entertainment/constitution-hill
- Official website: https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Hill%2C_Johannesburg
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 28.04277778, latitude -26.18861111 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution\_Hill%2C\_Johannesburg

The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow. The complex consists of the Constitutional Court, the Old Fort Prison and a museum.
In 2024 the Constitution Hill became a World Heritage Site, one of 14 component parts spread across South Africa known collectively as the "Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites".

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Hill%2C_Johannesburg; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
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- durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Constitution Hill: https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Constitution Hill, Johannesburg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Hill%2C_Johannesburg; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/c7bb2f4d8b58.jpg — This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference Johannesburg in South AFrica.. Venue photograph. Author: ConstHill; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constitution_Square_at_Constitution_Hill.jpg

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