In lieu of photos of Pretoria
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 08:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lethargic_manIn lieu of photos of Pretoria, I recommend reading my blog post on the subject then the Wikipedia article on the Voortrekker Monument. The monument is constructed so that on the anniversary of the Battle of Blood River, a shaft of sunlight shines in through the roof and down three floors onto the cenotaph at the bottom. It's like a real-life version of the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
What the former post does not mention, and latter article only briefly alludes to is that the Cenotaph Hall of the monument contains a huge long tapestry depicting the life of the Boers, treaty with Dingane and his ultimate massacre of them. It's like a modern-day Bayeux Tapestry. There's also a 3D model of a Boer woman in front of a tree and wagon, entirely made out of marzipan!
What the former post does not mention, and latter article only briefly alludes to is that the Cenotaph Hall of the monument contains a huge long tapestry depicting the life of the Boers, treaty with Dingane and his ultimate massacre of them. It's like a modern-day Bayeux Tapestry. There's also a 3D model of a Boer woman in front of a tree and wagon, entirely made out of marzipan!
