Ted Mills recently told you all about the Google-powered virtual tour of Abbey Road Studios. What shouldn’t go without mention is the new, Google-powered virtual tour of Robben Island — “the island where Nelson Mandela and many of South Africa’s freedom fighters were imprisoned during their quest for equality.” Along with over 3,000 political prisoners, Nelson Mandela spent 18 years imprisoned here, much of the time confined to a 8 x 7 foot prison cell. (Don’t forget Mandela also spent another nine years in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.)
All of the Robben Island tours are conducted by ex-prisoners. On the new virtual tour, you will encounter Vusumsi Mcongo (see above), a member of the anti-Apartheid movement who was jailed on Robben Island from 1978 to 1990.
You can start the tour of the maximum security prison and UNESCO World Heritage Site here.
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