STATUE COMMEMORATING THE 1956 MARCH
IN THE 56 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN’S MARCH AGAINST ABHORRED PASS LAWS AND THE SOCIAL ILL THAT THE APARTHEID WAS, THE WOMEN’S MONUMENT SIDE BY SIDE THE LILLIAN NGOYI SQUARE IS DEDICATED TO THE TRIUMPH OF THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT OF WOMANHOOD AND OF HUMANITY WHICH HELPED TO OVERCOME THE WORLD OF DIVIDE AND RULE AND IN ITS PLACE GAVE BIRTH TO UNITY IN DIVERSITY AND HOPE
WATER FEATURE : REPRESENTING LIFE AND HEALING
WATER FEATURE WATER IS LIFE WATER HEALS WATER NURTURES WATER UNITES
Free-flow of public open space HOLES ON THE ROOF: REPRESENTING DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS YET TO BE FILLED BY WOMEN IN SOCIETY
LIGHT IS UNIVERSAL, LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS. IT LEADS!!!
UNITY IN DIVERSITY: DIFFERENT MATERIALS USED FOR SUSTAINABILITY
STRONG FAÇADE’: STRENGTH OF WOMEN – “STRIKE A WOMAN,STRIKE A ROCK”
INTEGRATION OF THE WOMEN’S MONUMENT WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF THE CITY
INTEGRATION OF THE WOMEN MONUMENT WITH THE CITY
USES OF THE SQUARE A place where souls gather A place of celebration A place of commerce A place to rest in sun or shade A place of protest An urban stage A hub of activity SCENE OF THE SQUARE DURING 2010 WORLD CUP
TERRACE AS A STAGE: A PLACE WHERE CITIZENS COULD EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BE IT MUSICAL, POETRY AND OTHER ART FORMS