# Freedom Park in Pretoria / Tshwane — Citylit

A hillside memorial and museum exploring South Africa’s heritage and struggle for freedom.

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## Freedom Park

A hillside memorial and museum exploring South Africa’s heritage and struggle for freedom.

- City: Pretoria / Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
- Category: Entertainment
- Address: Corner Koch Street and 7th Avenue, Salvokop
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/pretoria/entertainment/freedom-park
- Official website: https://www.freedompark.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Park_%28South_Africa%29
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 28.2293, latitude -25.7479 (CITY REFERENCE ONLY; venue coordinates unknown)
- Coordinate source: City centre reference

Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.

  
In March 2009, twenty-four deceased liberation struggle heroes were proposed for inclusion on the memorial. Some of the national leaders chosen include Steve Biko, Oliver Tambo, Helen Joseph, Chris Hani, Albert Lutuli, and Bram Fischer.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Park_%28South_Africa%29; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Freedom Park Heritage Site: https://www.freedompark.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Freedom Park (South Africa): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Park_%28South_Africa%29; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/8657fd977cd8.jpg — Isivivani - Freedom Park.  Pretoria, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Shosholoza; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isivivani.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/ac95272b1d6d.jpg — "Holy ground" (no shoes or hats allowed) at Freedom Park Pretoria with UNISA in the background.. Venue photograph. Author: ~ souTH AFRica ~; license: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Holy_ground%22_(no_shoes_or_hats_allowed)_at_Freedom_Park_Pretoria_with_UNISA_in_the_background._-_panoramio.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/169682e4a033.jpg — Anfiteatro en Freedom Park. Venue photograph. Author: Shosholoza; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anfiteatro_-_Freedom_Park.jpg

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