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Monument in Johannesburg, South Africa
The
Scottish Horse War Memorial
(
Afrikaans
:
Scottish Horse-gedenkteken
) is a monument in
Kensington
,
Johannesburg
, South Africa. It was built on Caledonia Hill, between Somerset Road on the north side, Katoomba Street on the east, Highland Rd on the south, and Good Hope Street on the west.
The monument was designed by William Tait-Conner and unveiled on 19 May 1904. It consists of a
Celtic cross
embossed on a
granite
-lined pedestal. The Memorial can be reached by steps from Highland Rd and is a popular lookout with a view of the surrounding suburbs and beyond them of the
Hillbrow Tower
downtown.
[1]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark (1986),
Van mynkamp tot metropolis. Die boukuns van Johannesburg 1886-1940
(in Afrikaans), Johannesburg: Chris van Niekerk Publikasies (Edms.), p.
[
page needed
]
,
ISBN
9780868460390
External links
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