Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Glasgow city centre
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 19:44 · Archive
A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in Glasgow's city centre, 33 years after his visit to the city.
A statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled in Glasgow city centre on Friday, with hundreds of people gathering at Nelson Mandela Place for the public event. The unveiling took place 33 years to the day after Mandela's visit to Glasgow on 9 October 1993. The statue was created by sculptor Alan B Herriot, whose design was chosen from a shortlist of five options displayed at the City Chambers. It stands on a plinth of South African granite outside the Royal Faculty of Procurators building.
Glasgow was the first city in the world to award Mandela its Freedom of the City in 1981, when he was still incarcerated on Robben Island. The street where the statue stands was renamed Nelson Mandela Place in 1986. The total cost of the statue is estimated at around £180,000, raised entirely from donations with no public funds used.
Mandela spent 27 years in prison before being released in 1990 and then elected President of South Africa in 1994 with the ending of apartheid. When he visited Glasgow in 1993, thousands of people gathered in George Square in the pouring rain to hear him speak.
How it is being reported
- Crowds gather for Nelson Mandela statue unveiling in Glasgow city centreGlasgow was the first city in the world to award Nelson Mandela its Freedom of the City back in 1981 - when he was still incarcerated on Robben Island.Glasgow Live · 9 Oct, 19:15
- Crowds gather for unveiling of Nelson Mandela statue in Glasgow city centreA crowd gathered in Nelson Mandela Square on Friday to mark 33 years since he was granted Freedom of the City by unveiling a statue in his honourGlasgow Times · 9 Oct, 17:17
In this story: Nelson Mandela · Glasgow · Alan B Herriot · Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation · South Africa · Robben Island
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