The National Heritage Monument is a group of copper statues representing anti- apartheid activists, Zulu chiefs and missionaries in Groenkloof Nature Reserve, South Africa. [1] The monument is meant to reflect the struggle for liberation going back into the 1600s. [2] The project was started in 2010, but as of 2015, only has 55 statues. [1] A total of 400 [3] to 500 statues are planned. [1] When complete, the monument will be called "The Long March to Freedom". [4]
The idea for the project came from Dali Tambo in 2010, who is also the CEO of the National Heritage Project Company. [4] The first of the statues were unveiled in September 2015 by Nathi Mthethwa, the South African Minister of Arts and Culture. [2]
The National Heritage Monument is a group of copper statues representing anti- apartheid activists, Zulu chiefs and missionaries in Groenkloof Nature Reserve, South Africa. [1] The monument is meant to reflect the struggle for liberation going back into the 1600s. [2] The project was started in 2010, but as of 2015, only has 55 statues. [1] A total of 400 [3] to 500 statues are planned. [1] When complete, the monument will be called "The Long March to Freedom". [4]
The idea for the project came from Dali Tambo in 2010, who is also the CEO of the National Heritage Project Company. [4] The first of the statues were unveiled in September 2015 by Nathi Mthethwa, the South African Minister of Arts and Culture. [2]