In Schiedam on the facade of the building Lange Kerkstraat 36, the house where Jan van Riebeeck lived for six years, a memorial stone was unveiled by Colonel P.I. Hoogenhout, the ambassador of South Africa. The stone reads Here lived J. Van Riebeeck, founder of the Cape Colony. The stone was made by the sculptor mej. Th. v.d. Pant from Schiedam, 23 August 1952, diplomats, memorials, history, unveilings, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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