- Where is: Gandhi Square, Marshalls Town, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Located in the heart of Johannesburg, Gandhi Square is one of the most important places in the entire South African Republic , because it symbolizes the struggle of the people of this country with apartheid and colonizers.
Mahatma Gandhi has been named after him for more than two decades (at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries) residing in this city and actively defending the rights of the Indians who formed their community here. Johannesburg was the first city where for the first time throughout the world the main and main principle of Gandhi's protest was used - non-violent resistance.
History of the square
Gandhi Square has changed its name several times in its history. So, before 1900 inclusive, it was called the Government. After Johannesburg took over units subordinate to the field marshal from Great Britain, Roberts, the square acquired a repulsive appearance.
This is due to the fact that the retreating troops under the command of Krause, who had previously been the commandant, mined the area. The new authorities destroyed mines, but this area of Johannesburg became unattractive.
Despite the fact that the square was trying to restore and even gave it a new name - Van Der Biysl, this area was still the home of marginalized and beggars.
But in the early nineties of the last century the district was finally given due attention and began its complete restructuring, which ended only in 2002. But such a long construction was justified.
The statue of Gandhi
Now it is a full-fledged business district, fashionable, modern, stylish and noisy. But the square attracts not only this and not its name in honor of Mahatma Gandhi, but also his statue.
This sculpture depicts a great politician still young, but dressed in a suit in which he attended court sessions. After all, in this area Gandhi first visited the court session as a lawyer. What is the special symbolism of this place?
How to get there?
So, you have already flown from Moscow, which lasted more than 20 hours. In Johannesburg itself, finding an area is not a problem - it is in the Marshall Town area. You can get there by regular public transport - there are several minibuses from different parts of the city. In particular, this is a fixed-route taxi with numbers:
- 01 / 01A;
- 03/04;
- 05CD;
- 06ABCD;
- 07;
- 09;
- 12;
- 13.
Whichever route you take, you need to get off at the Gandhi Square stop on Rissic Street or Eloff Street.
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