Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC29/NAMM/0010
Inventory Number
2627BB175
Site Name
Hector Peterson Memorial, Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 12:21
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:49
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, January 25, 2021 - 12:50.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To remind to generations of June 16 1976 Soweto uprising and the sacrifices made for a free South Africa.
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Designer
Construction Date Comment
In the early 1990s
Construction Materials
Engraved red granite
Stone
Pedestal Material
Steel
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Apartheid
Unveiled By
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, President of the ANC
Inscriptions
16 June 1976, "In Memory of Hector Peterson and all other young heroes and heroines of our struggle who laid down their lives for freedom, peace and democracy"."This Precinct- the Museum, garden and surroundings - is protected by the South African Heritage Resources Agency as a place of national significance. It represents the site, and commemorates the student uprising against Bantu Education on 16 June 1976". See images for more inscription.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.235231, 27.908015
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
Opposite Groutville United Congregational Church, near a parking parking lot .
Access details
Public Access
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by clinton.jackson on 18/11/2016 - 09:28.
Grading
Grade I
Grading Date
GradingComment
Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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