The Cenotaph, War memorial in Cape Town, South Africa
The bronze sculpture features two military figures on sandstone columns alongside a central column topped with a victory figure.
Vernon March created this memorial in 1924 to honor South African soldiers who served in World War I on both African and European fronts.
The memorial displays inscriptions in English and Afrikaans, representing the primary languages of South African society at the time of construction.
The Cenotaph hosts annual Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Sunday nearest to November 11th, with wreath-laying and two-minute silence observances.
The memorial has undergone two relocations within Cape Town, first in 1959 for street expansion and again in 2013 for transit system development.
Location: City of Cape Town
Inception: 1924
Creator: Vernon March
Official opening: August 3, 1924
GPS coordinates: -33.91869,18.42680
Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:08
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