Editing Pretoria (section)

===Central business district===
[[File:Prétoria-skyline.jpg|thumb|The Central Business District]]

Despite the many corporate offices, small businesses, shops, and government departments that are situated in [[List of Pretoria suburbs|Pretoria's sprawling suburbs]], its Central Business District still retains its status as the traditional centre of government and commerce. Many banks, businesses, large corporations, shops, shopping centres, and other businesses are situated in the city centre which is towered by several large skyscrapers, the tallest of which is the Poyntons Building ({{cvt|110|m|ft|disp=or}} tall), the ABSA Building ({{cvt|132|m|ft|disp=or}} tall) and the [[Reserve Bank of South Africa]] building ({{cvt|150|m|ft|disp=or}} tall).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/southafricanreservebankbuilding-pretoria-southafrica |title=South African Reserve Bank Building, Pretoria &#124; Building 103551 |location=Pretoria / |publisher=Emporis |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-date=17 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417075012/http://www.emporis.com/building/southafricanreservebankbuilding-pretoria-southafrica |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The area contains a large number of historical buildings, monuments, and museums that include the [[Pretoria City Hall]],  [[National Library of South Africa]], Pretorius Square, [[Church Square, Pretoria|Church Square]] (along with its many historical buildings and statues), and the [[Ou Raadsaal]]. There is also the [[Transvaal Museum]] (the country's leading natural history museum, which although it has changed venues a number of times, has been around since 1892), the [[National Zoological Gardens of South Africa]] (or more colloquially known as the Pretoria Zoo), [[Melrose House]] Museum in Jacob Maré Street, the [[Pretoria Art Museum]] and the [[African Window]] Cultural History Museum.
[[File:Church Square, Pretoria.jpg|thumb|Church Square, Pretoria]]
Several National Departments also have Head Offices in the Central Business district such as the Department of Health, Basic Education, Transport, Higher Education and Training, Sport and Recreation, Justice and Constitutional Development, Public Service and Administration, Water and Environmental Affairs and the National Treasury. The district also has a high number of residential buildings which house people who primarily work in the district.