Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2627BB212
Site Name
Oppenheimer Tower, Bochabela Street, Johannesburg
Site Category
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
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the slum removal scheme inspired by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer in 1957.
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1957
Construction Materials
Brick
Cement
Pedestal Material
Rock
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Removal of people from shantytown in 1957.
Unveiled Comment
Date Unveiled: 1957
Inscriptions
"This Tower, buit of blocks from shantytown, commemorates the slum removal scheme inspired by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer 1957"
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.243231, 27.86981
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
Head east on Parkhill Rd toward Webber
Turn left at the 1street cross street onto Webber Rd/M49
1.0 km
Turn right onto Galway Street
250 m
Turn left onto President Street/M53
350 m
Continue straight onto President Street
210 m
Continue onto Meyer Street
1.1 km
Turn left onto F H Odendaal Street
Destination will be on the left
39 m
Germiston Theatre, 24 F H Odendaal Street, Germiston, 1400
Turn left at the 1street cross street onto Webber Rd/M49
1.0 km
Turn right onto Galway Street
250 m
Turn left onto President Street/M53
350 m
Continue straight onto President Street
210 m
Continue onto Meyer Street
1.1 km
Turn left onto F H Odendaal Street
Destination will be on the left
39 m
Germiston Theatre, 24 F H Odendaal Street, Germiston, 1400
Access details
Public Accessible
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