Nobel Square, Memorial square at V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.

Nobel Square is a public square at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, opened in December 2005. Five bronze sculptures stand on a 386 m² granite surface: the four Nobel Peace Prize laureates of South Africa, slightly taller than life and set in a semicircle with their backs to Table Mountain, plus "Peace and Democracy". Quotes by each laureate are inscribed in the ground before the figures.

The square opened in 2005 to honor four South African Nobel Peace Prize recipients and others instrumental in the anti-apartheid movement. Its creation took place during a period when the country was addressing its past and strengthening its new democracy.

Each figure carries a quotation inscribed in the granite in front of it, so the square is read as much as viewed. The fifth bronze, "Peace and Democracy" by Noria Mabasa, credits women and children in the anti-apartheid struggle. The four leaders' statues were modelled by Claudette Schreuders after a national competition.

The space sits next to shops and restaurants at the V&A Waterfront and is easy to walk through. Plan time to read the inscriptions and pause by the figures, ideally during quieter morning hours when there are fewer crowds.

One of the statues was created by Noria Mabasa and depicts women who played roles in anti-apartheid movements, not just male leaders. This highlights the often-overlooked contributions of women to South Africa's transformation.