Landmarks & monumentsPaarl, South Africa
Afrikaans Language Monument
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About
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. In addition, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaners) in Paarl, the organisation that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language.
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Location
Open map: Afrikaans Language Monument and 8 nearby attractions-33.76556, 18.94250 · Paarl
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- Moederkerk, Stellenbosch: Fmalan at Afrikaans Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
- Du Toits Peak: Andresdewet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Rhodes Memorial: Glassbottle at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
- Groote Schuur: Janek Szymanowski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
