Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Bronze statue in Gandhi Square, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi is a bronze memorial in Gandhi Square, Johannesburg, showing the leader as a young lawyer in his professional dress. The sculpture stands approximately 5 meters tall, depicts him holding a book, and commands a central position in the square.
The square was called Government Square until the statue's unveiling, and it held the Johannesburg Law Courts where Gandhi practised law. The main Johannesburg bus terminus now occupies the former courthouse site. The bronze figure was unveiled on 2 October 2003, Gandhi's birth anniversary, by Mayor Amos Masondo.
The square was renamed Gandhi Square after the statue arrived, replacing the name Government Square. The bronze figure wears a legal gown over a suit, its cloak billowing, and holds a book — a nod to the young attorney who argued cases in the Law Courts that once stood on this spot, now the main bus terminus.
The monument has benches arranged around it and is protected by security monitoring systems for visitor safety. The location is easily accessible on foot and provides a comfortable place to spend a few minutes observing the site.
The artist Tinka Christopher spent three months on this work, laboring ten hours each day to complete the piece. The monument was revealed on the leader's birthday in 2003, marking a deliberate choice of date for the unveiling.
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