Café Riche, Pretoria

The building was designed by the Dutch architect Frans Soff and built in 1905.

Soff also designed the National Women's Monument in Bloemfontein with Anton van Wouw.

The building was designed in the Art Nouveau style popular in Europe from 1894 to 1914.

The stone owl on the concrete pedestal was created by Charles Marega as well as a relief artwork of 'Mercurius,' the work of Van Wouw.

The building, owned by the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development, suffered damage to its foundation.