Ancient harbour pier discovery beneath CTICC holds up R832 million expansion Construction on the R832 million expansion of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is underway again after the discovery of part of the old Cape Town harbour pier on the location suspended work on the site for some time. According to Julie-May Ellingson, CTICC CEO, the discovery was confirmed to be part of the old harbour pier following archaeological tests of the matter. "We appointed heritage and archaeological specialists to identify the structural remains. They have managed to identify that the remains formed part of the base of the endmost section of the old pier which was demolished in the late 1930s during the reclamation of the Foreshore." The harbour pier was built at the bottom of Heerengracht in 1910 and included a pavilion where ballets and concerts were hosted. It was demolished in 1939 as the boundaries of the current foreshore were pushed further out to sea. See http://ift.tt/2jeD8Lr
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