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Liberty Monument (Seychelles)

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Type
  
sculpture

Designer
  
Tom Bowers

Completion date
  
2014

Created
  
2014

Material
  
Bronze

Beginning date
  
2014

Liberty Monument (Seychelles)

Location
  
5th June Avenue, Mont Fleuri, Seychelles

Dedicated to
  
Seychelles Independence

Similar
  
Sainte Anne Marine N, Bicentennial Monument, Curieuse Island, Aride Island, Cousin Island

The Liberty Monument is an historic monument in Mont Fleuri, Seychelles. It was erected in celebration of the Seychelles' independence from Britain.

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History

It was unveiled by James Michel on 29 June 2014 during an independence day celebration as a replacement of the Zonm Lib (English: free man) statue which was erected in 1978.

Design

The Liberty Monument was designed and sculpted by Tom Bowers and was cast in bronze at the Bronze Age Foundry in Cape Town, South Africa. It depicts a man and a woman holding over their heads the national flag.

References

Liberty Monument (Seychelles) Wikipedia