Kya Rosa (photos 2)

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dc.contributor.advisor Pienaar, Leon
dc.contributor.advisor Holm, Albrecht
dc.contributor.author Van Aswegen, Henning
dc.date.accessioned 2008-09-16T07:13:30Z
dc.date.available 2008-09-16T07:13:30Z
dc.date.issued 2008-09-09
dc.description Coloured digital photo created using Luminix digital camera, size 2048 * 1360 pixels, 696 kilobytes. en_US
dc.description.abstract This beautifully decorated late-Victorian house at the main entrance to the University of Pretoria has a fascinating history. The original building was constructed in Skinner Street in 1895 and belonged to Leo Weinthal, owner of The Press (forerunner of Pretoria News). It was named after his wife, Rosa. The word ‘Kya’ is the Zulu word for ‘house’. Kya Rosa later became the first home of the then Transvaal University College (TUC) – the predecessor of UP – but by 1915 it was no longer in use. In 1980, the University commissioned the construction of a replica of the house where it stands today – at the Roper Street entrance to the University. Work began in 1983, under the guidance of architect Albrecht Holm, an alumnus of UP. Precise measurements were taken from the original building and old photographs were used as reference to ensure that the reconstructed building closely resembles the original house. Many of the original Victorian fittings were used in the reconstruction. Today Kya Rosa houses the Office for Alumni Relations and incorporates a small conference and entertainment centre. The house was officially opened by Dr Anton Rupert on 25 October 1985. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7133
dc.publisher Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries 02 Kya Rosa-Pictures06 en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Weinthal, Leo en_US
dc.subject Victorian architecture en_US
dc.subject Rupert, Anton en_US
dc.subject Kya Rosa en_US
dc.subject Main campus en_US
dc.subject.lcsh University of Pretoria -- Buildings
dc.subject.lcsh University of Pretoria -- History
dc.subject.lcsh Architecture -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.title Kya Rosa (photos 2) en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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