Statue of Bartolomeu Dias, Bronze statue at Heerengracht and Coen Steytler Boulevards, Cape Town, South Africa

The Bartolomeu Dias statue is a bronze figure standing at the intersection of Heerengracht and Coen Steytler Boulevards in Cape Town. Dias wears a wide seaman's coat and holds his cap in his right hand and an astrolabe in his left, peering over the bow of his ship toward the stormy southeast. The bronze rests on a granite pedestal designed by the architect António Fernandes de Sá.

In 1952, on the 300th anniversary of the Cape settlement, the Portuguese government decided to give South Africa a statue by Prof. Salvador Barata Feyo, with a granite pedestal by architect António Fernandes de Sá. The bronze was unveiled on 12 March 1960 on the front lawn of the South African National Gallery in Company's Garden, then moved with the Maria van Riebeeck statue to near the Port of Cape Town entrance.

The statue was a gift from the Portuguese government, decided in 1952 for the 300th anniversary of the Cape settlement and unveiled on 12 March 1960. Its granite pedestal was designed by architect António Fernandes de Sá. Dias holds his cap in his right hand and an astrolabe in his left, gazing over the bow toward the stormy southeast.

The memorial stands at the corner of Heerengracht and Coen Steytler Boulevard, easily accessible from the city center. The location sits near shopping areas and markets, so visitors can explore the neighborhood without difficulty.

No portrait of Dias was made in his lifetime, so the face is invented; his pose carries the message instead. He grips his cap in his right hand and an astrolabe in his left, leaning over the bow toward the stormy southeast. The granite pedestal was designed by architect António Fernandes de Sá.