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After the Cableway was closed because of strong wind on April 23, 2012, a pair of love-struck soulmates were happy to marry at the Lower Cable Station.

Love this aerial photo of Blouberg and Table Mountain, submitted by Flickr group member jtresfon. The curve of the coastal road and the beautiful blue ocean leads your eye to the flat top of Table Mountain.

Nelson Mandela has said that, during his imprisonment on Robben Island, he and fellow inmates would spend much time looking at the silhouette of Table Mountain.

One of South Africa’s national symbols, the King Protea (Protea cynaroides) brings a splash of colour and even more beauty to the Western Cape’s southern and south-western regions.

Congratulations to Paige Davies who is the winner of our Table Mountain Cableway video competition, A Table Mountain Minute.

Seeing Table Mountain emerge on the horizon must have been an awe-inspiring moment for the Dutch settlers who arrived in the Cape in 1652.

Next time you’re at Newlands, remember this fantastic image. The view of Table Mountain is most people’s second-favourite thing about watching cricket at this amazing venue.

On March 13, Grade 2 learners from Groote Schuur Primary swapped their classroom for a few hours on Table Mountain, as part of the Class in the Clouds programme run by Table Mountain Cableway.

A Table Mountain watsonia (Watsonia tabularis) shows off its flowers at the top of Table Mountain, with Robben Island in the background. According to Common Wildflowers of Table Mountain by Hugh Clarke and Bruce Mackenzie (Struik, 2007), this watsonia is in bloom from November to February every year. It is pollinated by sunbirds and flowers best after fires.

Table Mountain has long been a source of inspiration for people from all walks of life.