The Voortrekker Monument was built in honour of the Voortrekkers (Pioneers), who left the Cape Colony in their thousands between 1835 and 1854. The monument was inaugurated on 16 December 1949, the anniversary of the “Battle of Blood River“, and was designed so that the noon sun on that day would cast a ray of light onto the “Shrine of Honour”. The day is now a public holiday named “Day of Reconciliation”, to represent the hope for reconciliation between different racial groups after the end of Apartheid.

In 1949 a large amphitheatre was also erected to the North East of the Monument, which seats approximately 20,000 people.

Thanks: Carl & Dean

It’s tough keeping up with the Joneses… In this Californian community the latest trend is apprently having a tennis court in your back garden.

It doesn’t seem that this is an isolated case either, tennis court communities are springing up all over the place.

In fact, in this suburb in New York the tennis courts are obviously built at the same time as the houses - you can see the tennis-shaped plots of land which still need to be surfaced. In fact several of the swimming pools are empty too. Maybe these houses are too expensive for normal people to afford…?

Thanks to Steve, Nate Nelson and brando.

The is the Macau Sky Tower which at 338 metres, is a very tall tower for such a little place. Macau is a bit of a gambling mecca, and this tower was built by local casino-billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun after he saw the New Zealand Sky Tower, and decided he wanted one for himself.

The Macau Tower is also yet another member of the World Federation of Great Towers to add to the collection.

Thanks to Mark and Rob B.