Afrikaanse Taalmonument | |
 Obelisks of the Language Monument | |
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| 33°45′57″S 18°56′33″E / 33.76576°S 18.94257°E | |
| Location | Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Designer | Jan Van Wijk |
| Type | Monument |
| Completion date | 1975 |
| Dedicated to | Afrikaans Language |
The Afrikaans Language Monument (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Taalmonument) is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975,[1] it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Also, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaners) in Paarl, the organisation that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language.[2] The monument was used as a filming location for the twelfth series of Doctor Who.
- ^ "Speech by the Minister of Art and Culture, N Botha, at the 30th anniversary festival of the Afrikaans Language Monument" (in Afrikaans). South African Department of Arts and Culture. 10 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ Charles S. B. Galasko. The Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl. Spine 1 November 2008 – Volume 33 – Issue 23.