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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. | 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. | ||
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[[File:David Livingstone memorial at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]], the first statue on the Zimbabwean side]] | [[File:David Livingstone memorial at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]], the first statue on the Zimbabwean side]] | ||
The plan came in 2004 after a life-sized bronze statue of Dr David Livingstone which is located in Zimbabwe overlooking at the 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. | |||
===Location=== | |||
The monument is located at the Victoria Falls. | |||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
