Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2527CA21
Site Name
Paul Kruger Statue, CBD, Rustenburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 14:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 14:20.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
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On
Site Recording Admin Comments
The are four plagues of statue infront and on the side of the statue two of these are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Great Trek on the 14 0October 1988.And the one memorial stone commemorates the oscar Trek in Rusternburg 26 and 27 November 1938 and the other memorial stone is in memory of the report riders in Rusternburg 8 December 1949.Purpose:
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Monument Type
Description
To commemorates the life and time of Paul Kruger
Original Position
DR Engelenburg discovered the statue in Paris during 1919 where after it was purchased for the Union Government by Generals Smuts and Botha. General Smuts then , as the statue was too small for the church square, Pretoria at the request of the Town Council, donated the statue to Rusternburg.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Date Comment
10 October 1982
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Cement,granite and sandstone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
In the remembrance of Paul Kruger
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
General Smuts
Inscriptions
The statue was sculptured in 1901 by the French sculptor Jean Georges Achard,who stated that the tragegic greatness of Kruger was to him so apparent " that it was forever chiselled in my mind. I had to make the statue". DR Engelenburg discovered the statue in Paris during 1999 whereafter it was purchased by the Union Government by Generals Smuts and Botha.General Smuts then, as the statue was too small for church square,Pretoria, at the request of the Town Council, donated the statue to Rustenburg. The General on 16 December 1921 unveiled the statue with the following words: " I hope that the life of this man will set an example to us right to the last generation". Eracted by Dames Aktueel-10 0October 1982.(Rustenburg branch). Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.671807, 27.244906
North West
- Bojanala
- Rustenburg
Directions to Site
N1
Access details
Only accessible through Rusternburg Town Council
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