Statue of Nelson Mandela, Balcony Cape Town City Hall overlooking the Grand Parade
Artist	Xhanti Mpakama and Barry Jackson
Year	2018
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	195 cm (77 in)
Location	City Hall next to theGrand Parade Cape Town
Coordinates	33°55′31″S18°25′26″E / 33.92535°S 18.42381°E /-33.92535; 18.42381

Cape Town City Hall

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Location of Cape Town City Hall in central Cape Town

A Statue ofNelson Mandela was unveiled on 24 July 2018.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It was placed on the balcony ofCape Town City Hall overlooking theGrand Parade,Cape Town, South Africa.^[6] Nelson Mandela was the first post-apartheid president of South Africa and received theNobel Peace Prize in 1993^[7]

It was placed on exactly the same spot where Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from prison on 11 February 1990.^[8][9][10]

The year was chosen to be part of the celebration of Nelson Mandela's birthday. He would have been 100 years old in 2018 if still alive. He was born on 18 July 1918^{[11][12][13][14]}

It was a joint initiative of TheCity of Cape Town and theGovernment of the Western Cape. The reason was to attract more tourists to the region. A public participation exercise was run in order to get input of the people of Cape Town^[15]

It was done byPatricia de Lille,Alan Winde andHelen Zille^[16][17]The unveiling was attended by guests from all over the world. It was one of Mrs. de Lille's last official duties as mayor of Cape Town. She was under investigation of her political party and her last day was 31 October 2018.^[18] Special guests were ArchbishopEmeritus Desmond Tutu andProfessor Njabulo Ndebele‚ chairman of theNelson Mandela Foundation.^[19][20]

It is a human size statute. It is 1.95m tall. It's a slightly higher than Mandela's actual size (1.85m). It is done in bronze.^[21][22]

Dali Tambo’s^[23] company Koketso Growth^[24] obtain the tender and commissioned Xhanti Mpakama and Barry Jackson to make the statue.^[25][26] Mpakama's previous work includes Mandela Bust^[27] and Shaka.^[28] Jackson's prevouis work includes Louis van Mauritius^[29] and Johannes van der Kemp^[30]

Cape Town City decided that after the unveiling, a legacy exhibition centre will be erected in the City Hall. Audio-visual equipment, with interactive displays, together with interpretive panels will be facilitated in the City Hall. It will include people involved in the struggle for freedom, events that happened just prior to his release and the first democratic election. On 10 December 2021, it was completed and opened by MayorGeordin Hill-Lewis.^{[31][32][33][34][35]}

• Nelson Mandela Square –The Mandela Statue is in Sandton^[36]
• Union Buildings-Mandela Statue in Pretoria^[37]
• Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium- in Port Elizabeth^[38]
• Leeu House inFranschhoek^[39]
• Drakenstein Correctional Services in Paarl^[40]

On 11 January 2019, the day that celebrated the 29th anniversary of Mr Mandela's release, the statue was temporarily removed as a film company was shooting a movie on the parade. Cape Town City Council (under the authority ofMr D Plato, the mayor) gave permission. There was a public outcry about this removal. The statue is back in its place where it was originally commissioned.^[41][42]

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