Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa!!

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Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa!!

Two days ago, I wrote a post on the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, where I promised to do a post on the Voortrekker Monument.

Construction of the Voortrekker monument started in 1937 and the monument was inaugurated in 1949. This monument has a base of 40 x 40m and is also 40 m high.

The monument was constructed to commemorate the the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.

At the front of the monument there is a bronze sculpture of a Voortrekker woman with her children.

The monument is surrounded by a lager of 64 ox wagon sculptures. This is the same number of wagons that was used in the battle of Blood River.

Each corner of the monument has a sculpture of one of the Voortrekker leaders, each sculpture weighs about 6 tons.

The monument is also surrounded by a nice garden, below is a large cycad that is in the garden.

If you would like to read much more about the Voortrekker Monument you can just click on the link. There is quite a bit of interesting facts on this monument.

I hope you liked the post as much as I liked writing it.

I hope you have a wonderful day!!