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The Huguenot Monument in Franschoek , South Africa , is dedicated to the cultural influences that French Huguenot s have brought to the Cape Colony (and ultimately the whole of South Africa) after their Immigration during the 17th and 18th Centuries . The monument itself is made up of four Pillar s joined with Arch es at the top, with a sun extending high above. In front of the pillars is a Globe on which a Woman stands. This is surrounded by a semicircular Colonnade . The Memorial Museum neighbouring the monument elaborates on the history of the French Huguenots who settled in the Cape, and especially in the Franschoek Valley . On exhibition are the various Tool s they used to make Wine , Clothes they wore and the Culture and desire for a better life that they brought with them. Also on the site are wine Cellar s joined by a colonnade, which bears the words '' Post Tenebras Lux '' (lit. "after darkness {Link without Title} light"). It was the motto of the Protestants during the Reformation , and is also inscribed on the Reformer's Wall in downtown Geneva . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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