Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1089
Site Name
King Edward VII Statue, Grand Parade, Cape Town
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 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 11:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Not much information we could attain from the sculpture its selfPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Recalling the reign of the British Empire
Original Position
Grand Parade
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Date Comment
In the 1900
Construction Materials
Marble stoneand white ceramic
Pedestal Material
Marble dtone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
For being a successor as Queen Victoria's eldest son
Unveiled Comment
1905
Inscriptions
DIEU ET.MO DROIT, there's also a belt around a shield which is inscripted these words HOIT. SOIT.QUI.MAL. Y. PENSE. Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.924804, 18.424324
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
Durban botanic gardens 9A John zikhali, Road, Durban
Access details
In a public space
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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