David Livingstone Statue
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
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 | Livingstone Victoria Falls |
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Material | Bronze statue |
Opening date | November 2005 |
Dedicated to | "David Livingstone 1813–1873 " |
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.