Gaborone: See
1 The Hindu hall (BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mission). A large Hindu temple and a major landmark. Major Hindu festivals are celebrated here. (updated Sep 2016)
2 Three Dikgosi Monument. Three bronze statues of the chiefs Khama III of the Bangwato, Sebele I of Bakwena and Bathoeng I of Bangwaketse, who travelled to the Great Britain in 1895, to ask the British to rule Botswana directly rather than letting it be incorporated into the British South Africa Company and Southern Rhodesia. The monument was a gift from North Korea and inaugurated in 2005. (updated Sep 2016)
3 Statue of Seretse Khama. Statue of the country's first president. (updated Sep 2016)
4 National Botanical Garden (3 km south-east of the city centre). Operated by the National Museum, here you can see indigenous plants from all six ecological regions in Botswana. (updated Sep 2016)
Gaborone was constructed as a planned city in the 1960s, much like Brasilia. Therefore you will find a great deal of modern architecture, in particular in the Government Enclave. Such buildings include:
5 The parliament. (updated Sep 2016)
6 Southern African Development Community headquarters. (updated Sep 2016)
7 National Stadium. (updated Sep 2016)
8 New Ministry Building. (updated Sep 2016)
9 Debswana (mining company) Headquarters. (updated Sep 2016)