Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
EKU/NAMM/0007
Inventory Number
3318CD1072
Site Name
General Jan Christian Smuts Memorial Statue, Adderley Street, Cape Town
Site Category
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Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 21:51
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 23, 2021 - 16:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Classifications
Monument Type
Original Position
Was just off Government Avenue in front of National Gallery.The was an outcry among the sections of the public about a controversial statue that was unveiled in the Cape Town Gardens in 1964 and it was decided that a statue more acceptable to the man in the street should be erected
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Designer
Construction Date Comment
In the early 70's
Construction Materials
Bronze and marble stone
Pedestal Material
Marble stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
He played an active role in the Boer War and distinguished himself as Guerrilla leader also took leading parting the peace negotiations was also a Cabinet Ministerin the Union Government and resumed his role as soldier in WW1...
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
J. C. Smuts 1870 - 1950
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.925048, 18.420139
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
43 Jorissen street Wanderers View Estate, head west on De Korte street / M9 towards Rissik street, Johannesburg 2001 South Africa, the destination is located on the left.
Access details
Public space
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:07.
Administration Description
Need to determine whether the extent of the declaration of the Slave Lodge includes its forecourt where the statue is located.
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate
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