Voortrekker Monument
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Within Vinony's link graph, Voortrekker Monument is referenced by 116 other articles, and connects out to Afrikaans, obelisk and Great Trek.
The entry is geolocated on the map in GT.
It sits within the topics 20th-century architecture in South Africa, Afrikaner culture in Pretoria and Anton van Wouw.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- memorial
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Pretoria
- Material used
- granite
- Dedicated to
- Voortrekkers
- Official website
- www.vtm.org.za
- Image
- Voortrekker Monument.jpg
- Height
- 40
- Significant event
- opening ceremony
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- Commons category
- Voortrekker Monument
- architect
- Gerard Moerdijk
- date of official opening
- 1949-12-16
- floors above ground
- 2
- directions
- On Proclamation Hill, big cubic building, to the south west of the city, you can't miss it
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obelisk
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Egypt
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Adolf Hitler
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Cape Town
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Categories
20th-century architecture in South AfricaAfrikaner culture in PretoriaAnton van WouwBuildings and structures completed in 1949Cenotaphs in South AfricaGreat TrekHistory museums in South AfricaHistory of PretoriaMonuments and memorials in PretoriaMonuments and memorials in South AfricaMuseums in PretoriaSouth African heritage sitesUse South African English from November 2012