Construction required 30-million bricks, poured 85 000 cubic meters of concrete and installed 150 000 meters of piping. Workers moved 1 750 000 cubic meters of earth and blasted 85 000 cubic meters of rock.

The Lost City, which opened in December 1992, was built at a cost of R830-million and was completed in a record 28 months.

This wonderland is set within the greater Sun City resort, overlooked by craggy mountains and surrounded by the neighbouring 55,000-hectare Pilanesberg National Park.

The 62-acre hotel is surrounded by 25 hectares of exotic jungle and waterscapes that all lead down to the Valley of Waves (opened in 1996).Overlooks a Bösendorfer piano once played by Liberace and Elton John. In the Crystal Court a massive rock crystal chandelier that is suspendedĤ.2 meters above the ground and spanning spans five meters in diameter, Royal Entrance Chamber behind the concierge and the reception desk took two Hand-painted murals cover an area of 3 400 square metres.

The evocative African landscape painted on the underside of a domeĬeiling at the entrance took nine artists nearly 5 000 hours to complete while The King's SuiteĪlone contains 800 custom-crafted items including fabrics and carpeting.

The spacious rooms, the hotel befits its royal legend. The hotel’s architecture and décor weaves a rich and colourful tale ofĪfrica’s creativity, its textures, intricate designs, patterns, wildlife, andįrom the hand-painted dome ceiling in the grand entrance to mosaicĪrtworks, golden seats upholstered with zebra-hide, and bespoke furniture in

The palace of the lost city hotel