Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA331
Site Name
Katyn Memorial, Melrose, Johannesburg
Site Category
References
Reference Types
Website
Citation
http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/most-important-polish-founded-monument-south-africa
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Person/Institution Commemorated: Polish citizens, military personnel and prisoners of war.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The purpose of the Monument is to commemorates the Kaytn Massacre.
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Marble
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
Katyn Massacre.
Inscriptions
This Monument commemorates the 14500 Polish prisoners of war ,massacre by Stalins Regime in the USSR.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.142401, 28.064281
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
At Roodeport theatre you will see the fountain.
Access details
Public Accessible
Media
Media
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