Comments on: Voortrekker Monument http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:11:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anthony DiCarlo http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-123703 Anthony DiCarlo Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:26:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-123703 For posterity's sake: My father Frank A. DiCarlo then an ex Italian POW was a cement and stone mason who worked on the wagons circling the Voortrekker Monument in the late nineteen forties. He emmigrated from SA to the United States in 1950 and was a General Foreman for DIC Underhill Concrete for the next twenty five years. A significant number of apartment buildings in New York City were built under his supervision. For posterity’s sake: My father Frank A. DiCarlo then an ex Italian POW was a cement and stone mason who worked on the wagons circling the Voortrekker Monument in the late nineteen forties. He emmigrated from SA to the United States in 1950 and was a General Foreman for DIC Underhill Concrete for the next twenty five years. A significant number of apartment buildings in New York City were built under his supervision.

]]> By: Alistair Mc Donald http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-10747 Alistair Mc Donald Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:39:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-10747 Quote: "The Building is constructed in such a way that just on the 16th of December at 12 noon a ray of sunlight falls onto the Shrine of Honour in the Heroes’ Hall. It bears the inscription: "Ons vir jou, Zuid Afrika!" (We for you, South Africa!)." On the day of Atonement the High Priest would enter into the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Israel (Hebrews 9:7). This 10th day of the 7th month was the autumnal equinox when the sun rose exactly in the east and set exactly in the west. As the High Priest entered beyond the veil of the Holy of Holies, the sun's rays following behind him was the light unto his path. (Refer I.Velikovsky - Worlds in Collision, published 1950 by Abacus) Just an interesting similarity. Quote: “The Building is constructed in such a way that just on the 16th of December at 12 noon a ray of sunlight falls onto the Shrine of Honour in the Heroes’ Hall. It bears the inscription: “Ons vir jou, Zuid Afrika!” (We for you, South Africa!).”

On the day of Atonement the High Priest would enter into the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Israel (Hebrews 9:7). This 10th day of the 7th month was the autumnal equinox when the sun rose exactly in the east and set exactly in the west. As the High Priest entered beyond the veil of the Holy of Holies, the sun’s rays following behind him was the light unto his path. (Refer I.Velikovsky - Worlds in Collision, published 1950 by Abacus)

Just an interesting similarity.

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-9496 James Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:18:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-9496 Graham, According to <a href="http://www.voortrekkermon.org.za/VTMEnglish/E01.01_history.htm" rel="nofollow">this page</a> the first cornerstone was laid in 1938 but the monument wasn't inaugurated until 1949. Graham,

According to this page the first cornerstone was laid in 1938 but the monument wasn’t inaugurated until 1949.

]]> By: Graham Erasmus http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-9478 Graham Erasmus Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:13:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-9478 I think you have the date wrong. The Voortrekker monument was inaugurated on 16 December 1938, the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blood River. I think you have the date wrong. The Voortrekker monument was inaugurated on 16 December 1938, the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blood River.

]]> By: Al Cohole http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-7678 Al Cohole Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:08:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-7678 Large Type at an airfield north of the town (should I suggest it for the "Large Type" category?): http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-25.658829,28.216485&spn=0.004511,0.006197&t=k&hl=en Large Type at an airfield north of the town (should I suggest it for the “Large Type” category?):
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: William http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/18/voortrekker-monument/#comment-7677 William Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:04:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=674#comment-7677 Hi there. Just thought that I would add that another amazing feature of the monument is that the battle is engraved on the interior walls , really amazing. William Hi there.

Just thought that I would add that another amazing feature of the monument is that the battle is engraved on the interior walls , really amazing.

William

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