Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3224AB3
    Site Name
    Afrikaans Language Monument, Voortrekker Street, Aberdeen
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    lulama.venu
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
    Monuments & Memorials Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Recorders
    Primary?
    Off
    Site Recording Admin Comments
    It was very easy to access the Monument but not much written on the Monument. We went to the local tourism to get more information and library but no luck.Purpose:
    Classifications
    Monument Type
    Description

    It is a Monument that commemorates the semi centenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Afrika separated from Dutch.

    Contains Animal figures?
    No
    Contains Human figures?
    No
    Construction Materials
    Stone and cement
    Pedestal Material
    Stone and cement
    Event Commemorated
    Afrikaans Language
    Date Unveiled
    Unveiled Comment
    Taalfees commitee
    Inscriptions
    Handhaaf Afrikaans
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -32.47598, 24.062689
      Eastern Cape
      • Sarah Baartman
      • Dr Beyers Naude
      Directions to Site
      When you driving on the N4 toll route, after the eMgwenya Tunnel there is a entrance into the tunnel.
      Access details
      Open to public
      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
      Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings