Queen Victoria Jubilee Statue - 60 years - Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
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The statue of Queen Victoria was erected in Farewell Square in honor of her Diamond Jubilee.
Waymark Code: WM17BXV
Location: Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Date Posted: 01/22/2023
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Facing the Post office (former Town Hall) is a larger than life marble and stone statue of Queen Victoria that has been erected to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. It was sculpted by William Hamo Thornycroft and is a particularly gracious portrayal of the queen, as she would have looked at the founding of the young colony of Natal.
The inscription reads: "VICTORIA QUEEN AND EMPRESS / THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF DURBAN TO COMMEMORATE THE SIXTIETH YEAR OF THE GLORIOUS REIGN OF THEIR BELOVED SOVEREIGN / A.D. 1837 A.D. 1897"
Anniversary Year: 1897
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1837
Address:
1105 Church St, Durban Central,
Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
4001
Website: Not listed
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