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more than a century’s absence of church infrastructure from the square, the name Church Square has prevailed. The square has not experienced significant structural changes since the last addition in 1954 of the statue of Paul Kruger (one of the most dominant political and military figures in South Africa during the nineteenth century and who is known as the father of ‘Afrikanerdom’). The Tshwane Rapid Transport system (TRT) station located between the Old Raadsaal and the Standard Bank Building confirmed the square as a transport node, and unfortunately obscured the vista of Paul Kruger Street to Pretoria Station (Clarke & De Villiers, 2015).

Figure 3.3: Church Square and surroundings Source: Adapted from Google Maps (2021)

Political protests in and around the square prove that it is still loaded with political meaning and still viewed in the same bracket with colonialism and apartheid. While some political parties and activist organisations object to the offensive concept of Church Square and wish to destroy images of past powers (such as the Paul Kruger

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4.4 Recommendations

Figure 3.46: One walkway with trees on both sides

4.2.3 Review of policies of architectural decolonisation

Figure 3.44: Main walkway with trees and grass

Figure 3.45: Elevation with trees and grass

Figure 3.43: Square with meandering pathways

Figure 3.42: Square with a water garden

Figure 3.41: Bridge crossing

Figure 3.37: Africa Unity Square layout plan

Figure 3.38: Walkways north of the square removed

Figure 3.34: Broken tiles

Figure 3.28: Closing the opening between the Hall of Heroes and Hall of the Altar

Figure 3.33: Rainbow floor option

Figure 3.32: Rainbow patterned floor

Figure 3.29: Upper dome opening closed

Figure 3.27: Beam splitter for light on both Cenotaphs

Figure 3.26: Adding another Cenotaph next to the existing

Figure 3.25: Cenotaph inscribed in 11 languages

Figure 3.21: City development around the Voortrekker Monument

Figure 3.23: Sunlight shining on the cenotaph

Figure 3.15: Empty plinth at Church Square

Figure 3.16: Voortrekker Monument

3.3.5 Proposals in terms of statue or plinth position

3.3.7 Conclusion

Figure 3.12: Another statue next to Paul Kruger

Figure 3.10: Plinth and statue removed from the central point

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3.2.3 Conclusion

Figure 3.3: Church Square and surroundings

Figure 3.9: Paul Kruger statue and plinth

3.2.2 Height and scale

2.3 Conflicting memories

2.4 spirit of heritage