Zoology Building (photos 1)
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Van Aswegen, Henning
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Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria
Abstract
This simple Renaissance-style building is similar in design to the Old Chemistry building. In 1920 the College Council obtained £40 000 from the government to build a second Mathematics and Science building. However the building never materialised and funding had to be sourced again. When the College Council approached the government a second time, money was scarce and was only made available when the building neared completion in 1924. Through the years, several extensions were added, but the architects Gerard Moerdijk and H Watson made sure they conformed to the original style. The last extension in 1957 to the west of the building later became a separate building and is currently the Geography building. The original building now houses the Department of Zoology and Entomology.
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Coloured digital photo created using Luminix digital camera, size: 2048 * 1360 pixels, 703 kilobytes.
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Zoology Building, Renaissance-style, Main campus