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The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Completed in 1975, it commemorates the semi centenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch.
Also, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaners) in Paarl, the organization that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language. The monument consists of various tapering structures of a convex and concave nature, symbolizing influences of different languages and cultures on Afrikaans itself, as well as political developments in South Africa.
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