Voortrekker Monument

Summary

Voortrekker Monument is a memorial^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Voortrekker Monument is located in Pretoria^[3].
• Voortrekker Monument is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Voortrekker Monument's instance of is recorded as memorial^[5].
• Voortrekker Monument's architect is recorded as Gerard Moerdijk^[6].
• Voortrekker Monument is made of granite^[7].
• Voortrekker Monument's Commons category is recorded as Voortrekker Monument^[8].
• Voortrekker Monument's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -25.776388888889, 'longitude': 28.175833333333}^[9].
• Voortrekker Monument's significant event is recorded as opening ceremony^[10].
• Voortrekker Monument's dedicated to is recorded as Voortrekkers^[11].
• Voortrekker Monument's official website is recorded as https://www.vtm.org.za/^[12].
• Voortrekker Monument's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[13].
• Voortrekker Monument's heritage designation is recorded as national heritage site of South Africa^[14].
• Voortrekker Monument's date of official opening is recorded as December 16, 1949^[15].
• Voortrekker Monument's height is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}^[16].
• Voortrekker Monument's directions is recorded as On Proclamation Hill, big cubic building, to the south west of the city, you can't miss it^[17].
• Voortrekker Monument's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Voortrekker Monument^[18].

Body

Material and Period

Voortrekker Monument is made of granite^[7].

Why It Matters

Voortrekker Monument ranks in the top 3% of memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]