Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
TSH/NAMM/0019
Inventory Number
2824DB131
Site Name
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje Monument, Civic Centre, Kimberley
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 19:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 5, 2021 - 19:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: 09 January 2010Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Solomon Tshekisho PlaatjeRecorder Name: Curtis Jeaven
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This monument stands on the site where Solomon T Plaatje's printing press ran from 1910 to 1913, it is to honour Solomon T. Plaatje for his peovital role in South African Cultural and political history.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Concrete, cement, stone,
Pedestal Material
Tile, stone,
Person/Institution Commemorated
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
J.G Zuma
Inscriptions
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876-1932
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.746274, 24.766771
Northern Cape
- Frances Baard
- Sol Plaatje
Directions to Site
From Pretoria central take Paul Kruger street at the cnr of Vissagie and Paul Kruger, it is opposite natural history museum. Then you have reached your destination
Access details
Accessible to the public
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
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