Artillery Memorial, Cape Town, Military monument in Company's Garden, Cape Town, South Africa.
The Artillery Memorial is a monument in Company's Garden in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring a granite structure with an authentic cannon. The site displays names of fallen soldiers and faces east toward the National Gallery.
The memorial was built in 1921 to honor South African artillery soldiers from World War I. Its construction reflects how significant that war experience was for the nation at the time.
The names of those who died appear carved into the site, making their memory part of the landscape visitors walk through. People pause here as they move through the garden, taking a moment to acknowledge those remembered.
The memorial sits in the central Company's Garden, which is accessible and crisscrossed with walking paths. The public park allows free access and provides a pleasant place to stop and look around.
The cannon displayed is not just decoration but an actual piece of military equipment from World War I. This original artifact adds to the site's realness and connects visitors directly to the equipment used in that conflict.
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