Invictus was filmed in Pretoria in South Africa.
Locations
Union Buildings
Scene where Francois Pienaar is on his way to meet president Mandela.
Scene was shot The Union Buildings form the official seat of South Africa's government and houses The Presidency. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1908, building began in 1909 and was completed in 1913. It took approximately 1265 artisans, workmen and labourers almost three years to construct, using 14 million bricks for the interior office walls, half a million cubic feet of freestone, 74000 cubic yards of concrete, 40000 bags of cement and 20000 cubic feet of granite.
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Robben Island
Scene where Francois Pienaar visits Robben Island to see the cell of Mandela.
Scene was shot Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) of the coast of Cape Town. Since the end of the 17th century, Robben Island has been used for the isolation of mainly political prisoners. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island. The Island is accessible to visitors through tours that depart from Cape Town's waterfront. Tours depart three times a day and take about 3.5 hours.
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