9/2/258/0141-001

Overview

Identifiers

Alternate Site Codes

JHB/NAMM/0001

TSH/NAMM/0018

Inventory Number

2528CA119

Site Name

Paul Kruger Monument, Church Square, Pretoria

Site Category

Monuments & Memorials

Record Administration

Author

Boitumelo.Mokgosi

Post date

Monday, December 14, 2020 - 21:13

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26

Monuments

Monuments & Memorials Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 13:32.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/258/0141-001

Recorders

Precious Madzimbalala

Primary?

Off

Classifications

Monument Type

Statue

Description

In the same year that Rhodes commissioned the statue of van Riebeeck for Cape Town, the Jewish millionaire, Sammy Marks, commissioned a statue of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic. He selected the young sculptor, Anton van Wouw, to undertake the work. It is to commemorate Paul Kruger and his presidential years as well as achievements.

Original Position

The Kruger statue was first erected in Princess Park without sentinels in 1923. It was then moved to Pretoria station in 1925. It finally moved to its present situation in 1953

Contains Animal figures?

Contains Human figures?

Builder

Anton Van Wouw

Designer

Anton Van Wouw

Construction Date Comment

Erected in Princess Park without sentinels in 1913. It was then moved to the Pretoria Station in 1925. It finally moved to its present situation in 1953

Construction Materials

Bronze

Pedestal Material

Granite

Person/Institution Commemorated

Paul Kruger

Inscriptions

South: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825-1904) Zoekt in her verleden al het goede en schoone, dat daarin te ontdekken valt, vormt daarnaar uw ideaal en beproeft voor de toekoms dat ideaal te verwezenlijken. Kruger roep die volk op te Paardekraal vir die Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, Desember 1880. East: Kmdt. Paul Kruger dra die lyk