Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930CB392
Site Name
Bust of Mahatma Gandhi, Railway Street, Pietermaritzburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 22:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 22:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
This monuments looks new and it is very clean and well maintained.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The purpose of this memorial was to commemorate the incident of Mahatma Gandhi being thrown out of the first class to the third class on 07 june 1893.
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Metal
Pedestal Material
Bricks and concrete.
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Mahatma Gandhi being ejected from the first class compartment of the Natal government railway train.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Smt. Sushma Swaraj.
Inscriptions
The birth of Satyagraha two sided bust of Mahatma Gandhi.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.610537, 30.368354
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umgungundlovu
- The Msunduzi
Access details
The memorial is accessible through property owner.
Media
Media
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