Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2528CC171
    Site Name
    Marthinus Wessel Pretorius Statue, Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    lulama.venu
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
    Monuments & Memorials Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Off
    Site Recording Admin Comments
    He was the first president, founder of Pretoria and he died Potchefstroom.Purpose:
    Classifications
    Monument Type
    Description

    Erected to commemorate the first president of South Africa, he was a boer statesman, soldier, elders son of the great trek lead Andries Pretorius.

    Original Position
    City hall
    Contains Animal figures?
    No
    Contains Human figures?
    No
    Construction Date Comment
    Unknown
    Construction Materials
    Bronze
    Pedestal Material
    Granite
    Person/Institution Commemorated
    Inscriptions
    1819-1901
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -25.753023, 28.188266
      Gauteng
      • City of Tshwane
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 2753
      Visagie St & Paul Kruger St,
      Pretoria Central
      Pretoria
      Directions to Site
      Berg street next to the police station
      Media
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