Statue of Jan van Riebeeck (Q30755202)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The statue of Jan van Riebeeck stands alongside the statue of Maria van Riebeeck on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town, South Africa. Both statues stand with their backs to the sea looking south to Table Mountain.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die standbeeld ter ere van Jan van Riebeeck staan langs die Maria van Riebeeck-standbeeld in die Heerengracht in Kaapstad. Albei beelde staan met hul rug na die see en kyk in die rigting van Tafelberg (suid).

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La statue de Jan van Riebeeck située sur Heerengracht Street au centre de la ville du Cap, Cap-Occidental en Afrique du Sud, rend hommage à Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), administrateur néerlandais qui fonda en 1652 au Cap, pour le compte de la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales, la première implantation européenne en Afrique du Sud. Commandée, financée et offerte par Cecil Rhodes à la ville du Cap, la statue fut sculptée par John Tweed et érigée près du bord du mer du Cap en .

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Het standbeeld van Jan van Riebeeck staat naast het standbeeld van zijn vrouw, Maria van Riebeeck, aan de Heerengracht in Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika. Beide beelden staan met hun rug richting de zee en kijken in de richting van de Tafelberg. Het standbeeld van Jan van Riebeeck werd op 18 mei 1899 onthuld.

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