Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AB150
Site Name
Vasco Da Gama Statue, Gleneagles, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 26, 2021 - 12:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 26, 2021 - 12:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Information on why this statue is placed here is needed. And the writings in Portuguese need to be changed to English.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It is to honour Vasco Da Gama. Vasco da Gama carried out 2 expeditions between 1497 and 1502. This feature focuses on the first, as it was during this expedition that Vasco da Gama's crew landed in South Africa.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Bronze
Tiles
Pedestal Material
Stone
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Voyages of Vasco Da Gama.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled by Salvador P.Pereira.
Inscriptions
NB: It is written in Portuguese, please refer to images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.269427, 28.047726
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
From the Sol Plaatje Municipality head east on N8, continue onto Lennox Street, N12/R64 then turn left onto Dutoitspan Rd/N12, turn right on to De Beers Rd, continue onto Warren Street, on Warren Street turn left and becomes Hampden St, turn right onto Compton St then turn right onto Warren Street and your destination will he on your left
Access details
It is accessible to the public.
Media
Media
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