{"id":63904,"date":"2016-02-09T16:31:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/afrikaanse-taal-monument-paarl-western-cape-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2016-02-09T16:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:31:54","slug":"afrikaanse-taal-monument-paarl-western-cape-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/afrikaanse-taal-monument-paarl-western-cape-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrikaanse Taal Monument &#8211; Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A www.MyZA.co.za <em>Western Cape South Africa<\/em> selected video for you:<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<object width=\"700\" height=\"394\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/SU-6I0wC3_g?fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Known simply as the Taal monument or Afrikaans language monument, the most famous Afrikaans icon, die Afrikaanse Taalmonument, sits on Paarl rock, erected in 1975 to commemorate the semi centenary of Afrikaans as an official language, separate from Dutch, overlooking the farmlands of Stellenbosch and Paarl.<br \/>\nDesigned by architect Jan van Wijk, the monument, shaped in a number of tall obelisk style columns, takes its inspiration from the surrounding environment of granite rock and the words of NP van Wyk Louw, who wrote &#8220;Afrikaans stands with one leg in Africa and with the other in the west&#8221; and CJ Langenhoven who said &#8220;Afrikaans is a rapidly ascending curve&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Video by : www.aerialpicture.co.za<br \/>\nFacebook:  http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aerialpictureandvideo<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/AerialPictureSA<br \/>\nGoogle + : https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110743636764593831570<\/p>\n<p>The views from up on Paarl Rock are worth a visit alone. 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