Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1083
Site Name
General Louis Botha Statue, Stal Plein, Plein Street cnr Roeland Street
Site Category
References
Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 23:36
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 00:27.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
General Louis Botha was a South African Politician, the first Prime Minister of union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war hero during the second Boer war, he would eventually fight to have South Africa to become a British Dominion
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Louis Botha was a South African Prime Minister who was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Boer war hero.
Unveiled Comment
The wife of Sir Nicolaas Frederic de Waal
Inscriptions
Lovisa Botha Boer Krygsman Staatman 1862-1919. Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.927792, 18.419374
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
When you come from the court you heard north on Lesley street the peace monument is located between library and absa branch
Access details
It's accessible because it's situated in corner of Plein street and Roeland street.
Media
Media
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