Johannesburg, South Africa
ZOO LAKE AREA is part of the 81 ha area presented to Johannesburg in 1904 by Wernher Beit and Co. for the purpose of a public park to be known as HERMAN ECKSTEIN PARK. The Dam in this area (originally the old Braamfontein Farm) was enlarged in 1906 and the Coronation Fountain commissioned in 1937.
Listen to the audio guide for Blue plaque № 12278 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off