Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA312
Site Name
Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Gandhi Square, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 11:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 1, 2021 - 11:20.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
It is a place that has built in chairs for people to chill, located in a place where one has a clear view of some of the great towers in Johannesburg. Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It is to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi for defending the accused in court. It depicts the Indian independence campaigner and nonviolent pacifist as a young man.This memorial commemorates the enduring presence of Mahatma Gandhi in Durban. The historic site was one of two purchased by Gandhi during his stay in the city. Source-https://amandladurban.org.za/gandhi-memorial-dr-goonam-street/
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Builder
Construction Date Comment
August 2002
Construction Materials
Concrete, bronze and wooden chairs.
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
His time as a lawyer in Johannesburg.
Unveiled By
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
Mohandas K. Ghandi was a familiar figure at Johannesburg's first law courts located on government square, now renamed Ghandi square. He kept offices near the law court from 1903 to 1910, at the corner of rissik and Andersen street, and challenged racially discriminatory enactments, both inside and outside of the court. Ghandi's legal work soon merged with his Satyagraha(soul force) movement of percive resistance. Putting his legal career behind him, Ghandi dedicated himself to a lifetime of public service. Ghandi returned to India in 1914 after 21 full and fruitful years in South Africa. Continuing the search for truth which he had began in South Africa, he plunged into India's struggle for freedom and came to be hailed by his people as Mahatma, 'great soul'.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.20648, 28.043171
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
Voortrekker Monument in Eeufees Road Pretoria next to Oom Paul's Deli Tea Garden.
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