Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2824DB148
Site Name
Diamond Diggers Monument, Oppenheimer Gardens, Kimberley
Site Category
Monuments & Memorials
References
Site Relationships
Relationship Type
Located at
Site Reference
9/2/049/0050
Record Administration
Author
Boitumelo.Mokgosi
Post date
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 00:19
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 00:19.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
DC9/NAMM/0029
Recorders
Curtis Jeaven
Primary?
On
Classifications
Monument Type
Ornamental Fountain
Description

The fountain was established to honour the miners, both past and present, who work hard to keep the industry alive. The heroic five-figure fountain each honour and represents the five big diamond mines in Kimberley, namely Kimberley Mine, De Beers Mine, Bultfontein Mine, du Toitspan Mine, and Wesselton Mine.

Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
De Beer
Designer
Herman Wald
Construction Materials
Concrete
Metal
Bronze
Marble
Pedestal Material
Stone
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.744221, 24.76764
Northern Cape
  • Frances Baard
  • Sol Plaatje
Directions to Site
Corner Trump street and Booysens Road, Selby -Johannesburg
Access details
Public Accessible
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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