The Taal monument, on Paarl rock, is one of the most famous Afrikaans Monuments and dedicated to the Afrikaans language.

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The Afrikaans Language Monument (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Taalmonument) is located on a mountain overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975,it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Also, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaaners) in Paarl, the organization that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language.

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Size: 4200px × 6300px
Location: Paarl Mountain, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo credit: © Corianna Heise / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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