Afrikaans Language Monument, Stone monument on Paarl Mountain, South Africa.

The Afrikaans Language Monument stands on a hill above Paarl as a group of tapering concrete structures rising from a stepped base. A thick rounded column stands on the left, while two slender sweeping spires rise on the right, the inner one taller and curving forward. A wide flight of grey steps with a thin metal handrail leads up to a flat platform. The monument was designed by Jan van Wijk and unveiled in 1975.

The monument was opened in 1975, fifty years after Afrikaans was recognized as a separate official language alongside Dutch. The opening marked a milestone in the history of the language in South Africa.

The monument's tapering concrete forms carry symbolic names: Clear West for the European heritage, Magical Africa for African influences, Bridge between Europe and Africa, Afrikaans for the language itself, Republic for the 1961 declaration, and a form for Malay language and culture. At the entrance, a plaque quotes poets N.P. van Wyk Louw and C.J. Langenhoven, and the phrase "DIT IS ONS ERNS" is set along the pathway.

A wide flight of grey steps with a thin metal handrail on its left side climbs between the rounded column and the two sweeping spires to a flat platform edged by a low rectangular block. An open stadium at the bottom of the structure hosts concerts and events. From the hill above Paarl the view takes in the Limietberge (Hawequa), Klein-Drakensteinberge, Wemmershoekberge, Groot-Drakensteinberge, Simonsberg and Klapmutskop, with Table Mountain far off.

The monument was designed by architect Jan van Wijk and unveiled in 1975. It is known as the Second Language Monument, the first being the 1893 monument at Burgersdorp, which depicts a woman pointing at a book. The open stadium at the base of the structures hosts concerts and events.