Voortrekker Monument
monument in Pretoria, South Africa, to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854
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Voortrekker Monument
Summary
Voortrekker Monument is a memorial[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Voortrekker Monument is located in Pretoria[3].
- Voortrekker Monument is in the country of South Africa[4].
- Voortrekker Monument's image is recorded as Voortrekker Monument.jpg[5].
- Voortrekker Monument's instance of is recorded as memorial[6].
- Voortrekker Monument's architect is recorded as Gerard Moerdijk[7].
- Voortrekker Monument's made from material is recorded as granite[8].
- Voortrekker Monument's Commons category is recorded as Voortrekker Monument[9].
- Voortrekker Monument's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20028383[10].
- Voortrekker Monument's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -25.776388888889, 'lon': 28.175833333333}[11].
- Voortrekker Monument's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cnny[12].
- Voortrekker Monument's significant event is recorded as opening ceremony[13].
- Voortrekker Monument's dedicated to is recorded as Voortrekkers[14].
- Voortrekker Monument's official website is recorded as https://www.vtm.org.za/[15].
- Voortrekker Monument's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[16].
- Voortrekker Monument's heritage designation is recorded as national heritage site of South Africa[17].
- Voortrekker Monument's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6295619[18].
- Voortrekker Monument's date of official opening is recorded as +1949-12-16T00:00:00Z[19].
- Voortrekker Monument's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[20].
- Voortrekker Monument's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "On Proclamation Hill, big cubic building, to the south west of the city, you can't miss it"}[21].
- Voortrekker Monument's SAHRA heritage site ID is recorded as 922580097[22].
- Voortrekker Monument's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["HistoricalSite", "VoortrekkerMonument::v289q"][23].
- Voortrekker Monument's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Voortrekker Monument[24].
- Voortrekker Monument's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 239878491[25].
Why It Matters
Voortrekker Monument ranks in the top 3% of memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]