Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC19/NAMM/0014
Inventory Number
2329BB8
Site Name
Louis Trichardt Library Statue, Erasmus Street, Louis Trichardt
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 20:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 20:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The statue was first situated at the Louis Trichardt Municipality. It then moved to the N.K Kerk during the era of government change in 1994 . People tried to break in and steal the statue. It then later was moved to the local library.Purpose:Date Unveiled: 14 October 1988Designer: Beeldhouer : Jo RoosBuilder: Jo RoosPerson/Institution Commemorated: Louis TrichardtRecorder Name: Thembani Netshinombelo. William Mathosa
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The purpose of statue was to commemorate Louis Trichardt and his contribution towards the town during the apartheid era.
Original Position
No
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
October's 1988
Construction Materials
Copper
Pedestal Material
Wood
Event Commemorated
APARTHEID
Unveiled Comment
Mayor Slephanua Andries Botha
Inscriptions
Borsbeeld van die Trekleler Louis Trichardt
Location
Location
Mapping
-23.043374, 29.908729
Limpopo
- Vhembe
- Makhado
Directions to Site
Along R711 road 20 km east,10 km southwest of McLaren's and 2km from the Lesotho border.
Access details
No permission to enter. Accessible to anyone
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:11.
Administration Description
this is an object
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