Nobel Square

Waterfront square honouring South Africa's four Nobel Peace Prize laureates

Nobel Square sits on the V&A Waterfront and is dedicated to South Africa's four Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. The four life-size bronze statues, by Claudette Schreuders, stand on a low platform with a brief inscription explaining each laureate's contribution.

It's a small, well-judged piece of public commemoration — easy to walk through in five minutes and a useful summary for visitors who want a quick orientation to the four most important figures of South Africa's transition from apartheid. The statues are popular photo subjects, with Table Mountain framing the background.

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