Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0102
Inventory Number
2926AA63
Site Name
Hertzog Monument and Square, Hertzog Monument and Square, Bloemfontein
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 20:29
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 15:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
There is a spray paint on the concrete blockPurpose:Date Unveiled: 23-02-1987Designer: Builder: Free State Museum servicesPerson/Institution Commemorated: Gen. and Mrs. J.B.M HertzogRecorder Name: Confidence Motolo and Cedric Hattingh
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
An honorary memorial of Gen and Mrs J.B.M Hertzog
Original Position
A 4-metre-high statue of Hertzog was erected in 1977 at the front lawns of the Union Building.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
The Hertzog family
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Min.H.J. Coetsee
Inscriptions
In memory of Gen and Mrs JBM Hertzog who,as requestedby the general,lie buried at waterfall,Witbank district. We honour their Memory
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.114758, 26.21811
Free State
- Mangaung
Directions to Site
45 cutting, Jan Smuts highway, Sherwood
Access details
Freely accessible
Media
Media
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