Voortrekker Monument

Voortrekker Monument
	The Monument from the front
	25°46′35″S 28°10′39″E / 25.77639°S 28.17750°E
Location	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Designer	Gerard Moerdijk
Material	Granite
Length	40 metres (130 ft)
Width	40 metres (130 ft)
Height	40 metres (130 ft)
Beginning date	13 July 1937
Completion date	12 December 1949
Opening date	16 December 1949
Dedicated to	Voortrekkers

The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk.

On 8 July 2011, the Voortrekker Monument was declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.^[1]

^ South African Heritage Resource Agency (29 July 2011). "Voortrekker Monument Declared a National Heritage" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[1] South African Heritage Resource Agency (29 July 2011). "Voortrekker Monument Declared a National Heritage" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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