Afrikaans Language Monument
A concrete and granite monument on a hillside above Paarl, opened in 1975 to mark the 50th anniversary of Afrikaans as an official language. Its tall curved columns and a large dome stand for the influences that shaped the language.
- Where
- Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -33.7656, 18.9425
Get the Afrikaans Language Monument stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Afrikaans Language Monument. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Western Cape volume with your photos and a note.
Near Afrikaans Language Monument
Rhodes Memorial 49 km
A large monument in the style of an ancient Greek temple, set on the slope of Devil's Peak close to Table Mountain. It honours the politician Cecil John Rhodes, and a wide stone stairway lined with bronze lions leads up to it.
V&A Waterfront 50 km
A working harbour turned shopping and dining district in Cape Town, named after Queen Victoria's son Alfred and Victoria herself. It has restaurants, markets, a large aquarium and the Zeitz Museum, with Table Mountain behind and ferries to Robben Island.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa 51 km
A museum of contemporary African art inside a converted grain silo on the Cape Town waterfront, opened in 2017. Architect Thomas Heatherwick carved out its atrium from the concrete tubes, and the building has nine floors of galleries and a rooftop sculpture garden.
Castle of Good Hope 51 km
A pentagonal bastion fort built in the 17th century by the Dutch East India Company. It once stood on the shore of Table Bay but now sits inland after land reclamation, ringed by a moat, and it is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa.
Devil's Peak 51 km
A 1,000 metre peak that forms the eastern end of the Table Mountain range above Cape Town. Trails climb to it from the Rhodes Memorial side, and it is known for the strong south easterly wind that pours over the mountain in summer.
District Six Museum 51 km
A museum housed in an old Methodist church in the former inner city district of District Six. The floor is covered by a large map of the district with handwritten notes from former residents, recalling the people forced out under apartheid.
Company's Garden 52 km
A large public park in the heart of Cape Town's city centre, and the oldest garden in South Africa. It began as a vegetable plot for passing Dutch ships and is now a national heritage site with oak lined paths, ponds and museums at its edges.
Bo-Kaap 52 km
A hillside district below Signal Hill, once known as the Malay Quarter and the historical centre of Cape Malay culture. Its steep cobbled streets are lined with brightly painted houses, and the Nurul Islam mosque, built in 1844, is among the oldest in the country.
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Questions
Where is Afrikaans Language Monument?
Afrikaans Language Monument is in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rhodes Memorial (49 km), V&A Waterfront (50 km), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (51 km).
How do I get the Afrikaans Language Monument stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Afrikaans Language Monument and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Western Cape volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Afrikaans Language Monument before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Western Cape volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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