1820 Settlers National Monument

1820 Settlers Monument 1820 Settlers National Monument.jpg Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa 13 July 1974 1820 Settlers 33.31945 S 26.51933 E region:ZA-EC_type:landmark inline,title South Africa The 1820 Settlers National Monument,Hester Maria Johanna Du Preez Museums of the Cape: a guide to the province-aided museums of the Cape https://books.google.com/books?id=wwgEAAAAYAAJ 17 September 2013 1982 Dept. of Nature Environmental Conservation of the Provincial Administration of the Cape of Good Hope 18–22 978-0-7984-0114-2 which honours the contribution to South African society made by the British 1820 Settlers, overlooksSouth Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=rXN6xJjPlrwC&pg=PA378 17 September 2013 2002 Rough Guides 978-1-85828-853-6 378– Grahamstown (Makhanda) in the Eastern Cape. It commemorates the Anglo-South Africans, as well as the English language,Erik Doxtader Charles Villa-Vicencio Erik Doxtader Charles Villa-Vicencio To Repair the Irreparable: Reparation and Reconstruction in South Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=dEHHE9Jf1DYC&pg=PA361 2004 New Africa Books and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (South Africa) 978-0-86486-618-9 361– as much as the settlers themselves. The building was designed by John Sturrock, who was inspired by the work of Louis Kahn.https://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=1660 STURROCK, Frederick Lamond (Jock) 2014-07-14 Artefacts MARTINSON, William Andrew Southern African Built Environmenthttp://www.foundation.org.za/index.php?pid=23 A memorial with a purpose 2014-07-14 The Grahamstown Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20140508063514/http://www.foundation.org.za/index.php?pid=23 2014-05-08 The building was built by Murray and Stewart (EP) Pty Ltd National Arts Festival The Monument is closely linked with the National Arts Festival, often known simply as the Grahamstown Festival. Ever since the monument's opening on 13 July 1974, the festival has been held there every year, except for in 1975. Virtually all possible venues in Grahamstown are used during the festival, but the Monument is the anchor of the event and the biggest venue too. The main theatre in the monument complex is named after Guy Butler. Fire in 1994 The monument was devastated by a fire in 1994South African Parliament Debates of the Senate (Hansard) https://books.google.com/books?id=15JCAQAAIAAJ 1994 Government Printer and rebuiltWilliams Lizzie South Africa Dream Trip https://books.google.com/books?id=9FL9AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA182 2013 Footprint Travel Guides 978-1-907263-69-9 and was officially re-dedicated by Nelson Mandela in May 1996. See also South Africa Rhodes University National Arts Festival Notes References Hall Andrew Lillie Ashley The National Monuments Council and a Policy for Providing Protection for the Cultural and Environmental Heritage South African Historical Journal 29 1 1993 102–117 0258-2473 10.1080/02582479308671764 10539/8132 free External links http://www.foundation.org.za/ http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1996/sp0516a.html anc.org.za Nelson Mandela's Speech at the re-dedication September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924204101/http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1996/sp0516a.html September 24, 2008 Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Category:Monuments and memorials in South Africa Category:Buildings and structures in Makhanda, Eastern Cape Category:British-South African culture Category:1974 establishments in South Africa