Statue of Maria van Riebeeck, Bronze statue on Heerengracht Street, Cape Town, South Africa.
The statue depicts Maria de la Queillerie holding a fruit basket in her left arm and flowers in her right hand, wearing a circular collar and wide skirt.
The Netherlands presented this statue to South Africa in 1954, and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld unveiled it at the Iziko South African National Gallery.
The statue forms part of a dual monument with her husband Jan van Riebeeck, representing the establishment of the first European settlement at the Cape.
Visitors can locate the statue at coordinates 33°55′10.1″S and 18°25′33.9″E, near numerous hotels and restaurants in central Cape Town.
Sculptor Dirk Wolbers used his own wife as the model since no confirmed images of Maria de la Queillerie existed from her lifetime.
Location: City of Cape Town
Inception: 1954
Creator: Dirk Wolbers
GPS coordinates: -33.91935,18.42594
Latest update: March 11, 2025 13:14
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