Robben Island
Nelson Mandela's Cell #5:
6.5 x 9.5 feet.
For nearly 18 years,
Mandela slept on the floor.
For nearly 18 years,
Mandela slept on the floor.
Ubiquitous barbed wire on Robben Island
Exercise yard,
B Section
Maximum Security Prison Tower
and barbed wire fence
and barbed wire fence
Window, Robben Island
Dias, named after the 1488
Portuguese
discoverer of Robben Island,
once transported political prisoners
to Robben Island.
discoverer of Robben Island,
once transported political prisoners
to Robben Island.
Ex-prisoners guide tourists through
original Prison Gate
original Prison Gate
Typical cell bathroom, where inmates
studied illegally after lights-out (7pm)
because bathrooms remained lit all night.
Guided by the conviction that
"learning was the currency of freedom",
Mandela succeeded in turning
Robben Island into a 'University'.
studied illegally after lights-out (7pm)
because bathrooms remained lit all night.
Guided by the conviction that
"learning was the currency of freedom",
Mandela succeeded in turning
Robben Island into a 'University'.
Table Mountain as seen from
Robben Island
Robben Island
Double barbed wire fences
Nelson Mandela's window in Cell #5
Child playing in front of
Madiba's Cell #5
Madiba's Cell #5
B Section hallway, in front of
Mandela's cell
Mandela's cell
Historic photo display,
Exercise yard, B Section
Exercise yard, B Section
Nie drink nie
The Lime Quarry
where leadership including
Nelson Mandela spent their days
digging but also educating each other
where leadership including
Nelson Mandela spent their days
digging but also educating each other
Bunker behind Prison Gate
Murray's Harbor
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