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The V&AWaterfront is a popular destination for
international and local visitors to Cape Town as
well as for locals; and the illumination of the monu-
ments at theWaterfront adds to the beautification
of the area.
The stately, Victorian Gothic Clock Tower was
built in 1883 and was the Port Captain’s first office
in the newly constructed Cape Town harbour. It
housed the tide gauge mechanism which worked
by a shaft connected to the sea. It also contained all
the instruments that the Port Captain needed, such
as a clock for ships to see the correct time, signal
flags, Morse lamps and a telescope.With the rapid
growth of the harbour, a beautiful gabled building
was constructed in 1904 to house the Port Captain
who till then operated from the Clock Tower.
Advantages of the Philips Vaya LED lighting
solutions provided at these monuments include:
• Dynamic lighting that makes it possible to adjust
the atmosphere of the site.
• A longer lifespan: around 50 000 hours compared
to 12 000 with conventional lighting.
• A reduction in maintenance costs.
"The lighting of these monuments goes a long
way to beautifying aspects of the waterfront," says
Colin Devinish, executive for operations, V&AWa-
terfront. “As a destination popular with international
visitors and frequented by locals we constantly
strive to improve and enhance this important part
of South African history; collaborating with Philips
was a win-win.”
CapeTown is the first stop on Philips’ annual pan-
African Cape Town to Cairo roadshow, which will
cover 12 000 km across 11 cities and eight countries
over a period of four and a half months. The road-
show has gained significant momentum over the
past five years, allowing Philips to get to the heart
of some of the key issues facing Africa – advancing
healthcare access, leading the LED lighting revolu-
tion, and providing products and solutions that meet
the aspirational needs of the rising middle class.
This year too, while driving the conversation
around sustainable energy solutions, Philips has
pledged to illuminate iconic national monuments
or provide road and street illumination with digital
LED technology, leaving a permanent legacy while
reducing energy consumption.
[1] Lighting Africa
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