![]() Kerzner had always dreamed of building a “mythical royal residence built by a lost tribe” in the middle of the South African bush, and just that he did-Kerzner’s brainchild would make both Indiana Jones and Walt Disney proud. ![]() Kerzner chose the controversial region as the site of his palace because it was the nearest place to Johannesburg that permitted topless venues. At the time, this region was under the autonomy of Bophuthatswan, an independent state created under apartheid. Sun City Resort was built in 1979 by business magnate Sol Kerzner just northwest of Johannesburg. This safari-themed castle in the South African bush is the Sun City Resort, a marvelous palace with a bizarre geopolitical history. This castle’s main fountain spouts water out of the horns of sable antelope, and the courtyard contains a life-sized replica of Shawu, who had some of the longest tusks of any elephant ever discovered in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. ![]() Just a two-hour drive from Johannesburg towers a giant castle, accessible through a path lined with a herd of elephant statues.
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