- Ikheli: Isitezi sokuqala, i-Clock Tower, i-V & A yangaphambili yamanzi eKapa, eNingizimu Afrika;
- Ifoni: +27 (0) 21 421 2488;
- Iwebhusayithi: capetowndiamondmuseum.org;
- Amahora okusebenza: 09.00-21.00;
- Izindleko: ama-rand angu-50 (cishe ama-dollar ayi-US)
Akukatholakali kakhulu edolobheni laseKapa (eNingizimu Afrika) uMnyango weMigodi weDayimane wavuleka, ngemuva kwalokho, iNingizimu Afrika ingomunye wabaholi bezwe emkhakheni wokumba izimayini lezi zamatshe eziyigugu. Ngakho-ke, banquma ukwakha amahholo ombukiso lapho umlando wokudoba namatshe ayingqayizivele kuhanjiswa khona.
Umlando wezimayini ze-diamond
INingizimu Afrika yenze igalelo elikhethekile ekuthuthukiseni izimayini zomhlaba zamatshe ayigugu.
Amapayipi amatshe ayigugu athola cishe eminyakeni engaba ngu-150 edlule - ngo-1867. Kwathatha iminyaka embalwa kuphela, lesi sifunda sithatha indawo yokuqala ekukhiqizeni. Ngalezo zinsuku kwafunwa lapha ngaphezu kwama-95% kuwo wonke amadayimani. Futhi kuze kube manje leli zwe lihlala lilodwa lamanye amazwe amakhulu kunawo wonke abathumela emakethe yomhlaba, enikeza amatshe aphezulu.
Iziboniso ze-museum
Ngesikhathi sokuvakashela emnyuziyamu nokuhlola iziboniso zayo, izivakashi zifunda konke mayelana nokumba kanye nokusetshenziselwa amadayimane - ikakhulukazi, empeleni, umsebenzi we-cutter uzoboniswa.
Lezi zimpawu zihlanganisa izinhlamvu zamagugu adume kakhulu, phakathi kwazo "i-Cullinan" eyingqayizivele. Lona idayimane elikhulu kunazo zonke ezikhiqizwa emlandweni wesintu, isisindo sayo esingaphansi kwama-3000 carats.
Futhi lapha ungamhlonipha idayimani elingenakulinganiswa, lombala wombala ophuzi, okuyingqayizivele elele ekufakweni okuyingqayizivele kwemvelo yenkomba yowesifazane.
Amatje anikezwe futhi amaningi amaningi azobajabulisa abavakashi. Ukuziveza ngokwabo akuwona omkhulu - ukuhlola yonke iminyuziyamu kuzothatha cishe isigamu sehora. Ekuphumeni kwezivakashi bazokwazi ukuthenga amatshe ayigugu ngenani elingabizi.
Uphi lapho?
I-Diamond Museum itholakala ngqo enkabeni yeKapa , enkampanini yezitolo ze-Klok Tower, ngasemngceleni wamanzi we-Waterfront.
Uma uhamba ngezokuthutha zangasese, ungakwazi ukupaka imoto endaweni yokupaka ngaphansi kwesakhiwo sezitolo - kunendawo yokupaka engaphansi komhlaba. Futhi, i-Museum iyatholakala kalula ngokuthutha umphakathi.
Isikhathi somsebenzi nokuvakashela imininingwane
I-Museum of Diamonds isebenza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Iminyango yayo ivuliwe kusukela ngo-9: 00 kuya ku-21: 00. Imali yokungeniswa kwabahola impesheni, abantu asebekhulile nabantwana (kuze kube yiminyaka engu-14) ayakhokhiswa. Kwezinye izivakashi ithikithi lokungena lizobiza ama-rand angu-50 (ngaphezulu kuka-3 amaRandi ase-US).
Ekuvakasheni kweqembu, izivakashi zihlukaniswe ngamaqembu abantu abangu-10. Ikhefu lesikhathi phakathi kokuvakasha kweqembu ngalinye liyimaminithi angu-10.
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