Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC22/NAMM/0042
Inventory Number
3319CB260
Site Name
Nelson Mandela Statue, Nelson Mandela Plain, Worcester
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 06:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 06:20.
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Site Recording Admin Comments
It was also used as promenade concerts grazing for cattle and a parade ground for the "volunteer rifles. An important featured of church square is the garden of remembrance.
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Monument Type
Description
The square served as an out outspan for churchgoers. It was used as show ground/sport ground and to celebrate 100 years of Worcester and honor the fallen of Worcester during the ww1.In 18 July 2012 on Nelson Mandela's birth day a statue of him were erected in honoring of his journey towards freedom.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Designer
Construction Date Comment
By the artist Hugo Naude in 1919.
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Mandela's Birth Day statue to Honor his Legacy.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled by Worcester Municipality
Inscriptions
/Nelson. R. Mandela //18 July 2012//"It always seems impossible till its done"- Quote: N.R. Mandela/
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.644222, 19.443856
Western Cape
- Cape Winelands
- Breede Valley
Directions to Site
It's between Ntulo Road and Sinkwazi Road, from Moses Mabhida road in Crossing, you turn left and about 300 meters turn right keep going straight, you pass Zibukezulu High School and Sukuma High school. Go straight until you take left at the robot and go down the road, follow the road round until you find the Monument on your left
Access details
Public Access.
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