![Grand scale: South Africans have been asked to line the streets every time Mandela's hearse drives through Pretoria](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A05F0DC00000578-261_964x559.jpg)
Thousands lined the streets as a hearse drove the coffin, wrapped in a South African flag, from a hospital to the government's Union Buildings to lie in state for three days.
![Tears: Naomi Campbell, whom Mandela described as a 'granddaughter' to him, wept as she visited the casket](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A062AA200000578-705_964x812.jpg)
![Tribute: Military officers carry the coffin of former president Nelson Mandela into the Union Buildings in the South African capital Pretoria, the seat of government where he will lie in state for three days](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A05436B00000578-868_964x568.jpg)
![Distraught: The British model was overcome with emotion at the site in Pretoria where Mandela's body is on display](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A06339300000578-927_964x622.jpg)
![Leaving: Ms Campbell walking away from viewing Mandela's open casket today](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A064CA200000578-759_964x536.jpg)
U2 singer Bono was another visitor to the site, as well as world leaders such as Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa and South African dictator Robert Mugabe. F.W. de Klerk, Mandela's deputy, also paid tribute to the global icon.
![Sombre: Bono went to pay his respects to the late leader along with his wife Ali Hewson, left, and Mandela's former assistant Zelda le Grange, right](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A06419200000578-890_964x492.jpg)
Sombre: Bono went to pay his respects to the late leader along with his wife Ali Hewson, left, and Mandela's former assistant Zelda le Grange, right
![Salute: Soldiers pay tribute as the hearse carrying Mandela's casket passes them on its way to the Union Buildings](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A053C5100000578-23_964x592.jpg)
![Arrival: The procession this morning concluded with Mandela's casket being carried in to the Union Buildings](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A056ECD00000578-975_964x619.jpg)
![Solemn: The casket will lie in state at the Union Buildings until Mandela is buried at a funeral on Sunday](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A056EB600000578-301_964x691.jpg)
![Moved: Jacob Zuma, South Africa's current president, was joined by Mandela's widow Graca Michel, dressed in black, at the site](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A0639BA00000578-991_964x721.jpg)
![Saying goodbye: Ms Machel touches her husband's casket as junior naval officers stand guard](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A06932B00000578-612_964x588.jpg)
Saying goodbye: Ms Machel touches her husband's casket as junior naval officers stand guard
![Grief: Winnie Mandela was dressed in black as she went to see the casket of her ex-husband](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A06092C00000578-176_964x833.jpg)
Winnie Mandela was dressed in black as she went to see the casket of her ex-husband
![Bowing: Mr Zuma leans down in respect as he views Mandela at the Union Buildings](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A06380200000578-720_964x646.jpg)
![Controversial: Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe also joined the crowds at the viewing](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A0683E800000578-793_964x547.jpg)
Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe also joined the crowds at the viewing
![Citizens stood on top of bollards and clamoured to film the historic passing of the cortege on their smartphones](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A0541DA00000578-598_964x461.jpg)
![Icon: Despite the early start, citizens thronged the streets of downtown Pretoria to glimpse the hearse](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A053F1500000578-245_964x504.jpg)
![Poignant: Flowers lie on the road as Mr Mandela's cortege skirts through the outskirts of the capital](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A05424A00000578-58_964x501.jpg)
![Dancing: Young mourners celebrated Mandela's life as they watched the progress of the convoy](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/11/article-2521757-1A055E3700000578-120_964x519.jpg)
Source: Daily Mail
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