{"id":324,"date":"2020-12-02T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tanialeestudio.com\/?p=324"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T13:41:08","slug":"6-meter-nelson-mandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/12\/02\/6-meter-nelson-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Monumental: Nelson Mandela &#8211; 6m statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by eNCA reporter Lenyaro Sello)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNelson Mandela is now a symbol of dignity, a symbol of forgiveness, a symbol of peace and the symbol of freedom that we Palestinians are struggling to achieve&#8230; Having Mandela with us is not about the statue \u2013 it is about the spirit of Mandela being with the Palestinians as we used to have it before he left us. Nelson Mandela is now in Ramallah and his spirit is around us,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Eng. Musa Hadid &#8211; Mayor of Ramallah<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sculpted with the assistance of Cristina Salvoldi and Lungisa Kala, the monument stands in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah and serves as a symbol of solidarity with the people of Palestine from the City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Medium: Bronze, Height: 6m<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/524516600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: 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class=\"alignleft wp-image-330 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-patina.jpg\" alt=\"6m mandela-patina\" width=\"1024\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-patina.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-patina-150x129.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-patina-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-bronze-final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-bronze-final.jpg\" alt=\"6m mandela-bronze-final\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-bronze-final.jpg 1024w, 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href=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-foam-pieces.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-327 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-foam-pieces.jpg\" alt=\"6m mandela-foam-pieces\" width=\"1024\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-foam-pieces.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-foam-pieces-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-foam-pieces-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-maquette.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-329 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tanialee.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/6m-mandela-maquette.jpg\" alt=\"6m mandela-maquette\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" 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