Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC709
Site Name
Fernando Pessoa Bust, Durban Central, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 21:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 21:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Place where statue was positioned wasn't safe. And there were too many pedestrians passing by so we tried our best to not involve them in the pictures.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
In memory of Fernando Pessoa who was a poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Stone
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Marble
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Inscriptions
/Fernando Pessoa 1888- 1935 "Owe salty sea how much of your salt are tears of Portugal" Second tile- Homage Paid by Durban City Council 1985. Third tile- Minha Patria E A Lingua Portuguesa Forth tile- Homage Paid by Fundacao Eng. Antonio De Ameida 1985/
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.857055, 31.023906
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
The grave site is situated near Magogong outside Hartswater, on the border between the Northern Cape and North West. I
Access details
Public access.
Media
Media
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