David Livingstone Statue
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Location | Livingstone Victoria Falls |
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Material | Bronze statue |
Opening date | November 2005 |
Dedicated to | "David Livingstone 1813–1873 " |
The statue of David Livingstone was erected at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone in November 2005. It features a full body replica of Dr Livingstone standing with his right holding his journal and his left hand raised as he look upon the water falls.
Location
The monument is located at the Victoria Falls. The plan came in 2004 after a life-sized bronze statue of Dr David Livingstone which is located in Zimbabwe stood overlooking Victoria Falls for more than half a century. But after years of neglect by its current owners, the Zimbabwean government the Zambia government began to start calling for the statue to be handed over to them.