Rhodes Memorial
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Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, is a memorial to English-born South African politician Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) designed by Sir Herbert Baker. The magnificent floodlit memorial to Cecil John Rhodes, stands on the slopes of Devil’s Peak, on the Northern flank of Table Mountain. It was built in 1912 on the very place where Rhodes used to sit and contemplate his future. The architect, Sir Herbert Baker, allegedly modelled the memorial after the Greek temple at Segesta. The dynamic ‘Statue of Energy’, rearing at the foot of the 49 steps, (one for each year of his life), was a tribute to the restless drive and determination of Rhodes. The massive staircase leads from a semi-circular terrace up to a rectangular U-shaped monument formed of pillars. The memorial is built of Cape granite quarried on Table Mountain.Eight bronze lions by John Macallan Swan flank the steps leading up to the memorial, with a bust of Rhodes. The inscription on the monument is "To the spirit and life work of Cecil John Rhodes who loved and served South Africa", together with a stanza from the 1902 poem Burial by Rudyard Kipling in honour of Rhodes. Today the memorial is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Movie Scenes shot at this place
| Movie | Scene Title |
|---|---|
| Welcome | "Kiya kiya" song - II |
| Dushman | "Pyar ko hojane do" song - II |
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