Cape Town's Historic 'Noon Gun' Fires Daily

Every day at noon, a powerful cannon shot known as the 'Noon Gun' echoes over Cape Town, a tradition stemming from one of the world's oldest operational cannons.

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tagesschauGerman83d ago

Kanonenschuss am Mittag: Wenn Kapstadt zusammenzuckt

Jeden Tag um zwölf Uhr mittags erschallt über Kapstadt ein gewaltiger Knall. Er stammt von der "Noon Gun", einer der ältesten noch betriebenen Kanonen der Welt. Was steckt dahinter? Von S. Ueberbach.

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