1820 Settlers National Monument

Makana Local Municipality, South Africa

The 1820 Settlers National Monument, which honours the contribution to South African society made by the British 1820 Settlers, overlooks Grahamstown (Makhanda) in the Eastern Cape. It commemorates the Anglo-South Africans, as well as the English language, as much as the settlers themselves. The bui

lding was designed by John Sturrock, who was inspired by the work of Louis Kahn. The building was built by Murray and Stewart (EP) Pty Ltd

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Nearby

Makana Botanical Gardens botanical_garden · 0.5 km away
Cory Library for Humanities Research archive · 0.6 km away
Rhodes University university · 0.6 km away
Albany Museum musei · 0.7 km away
International Library of African Music library · 1 km away
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature library · 1 km away
Makhanda attraction · 3 km away
Thomas Baines Nature Reserve monumenti · 9 km away