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English: An elevated view on the monument "Rhodes Memorial" on the slopes of Devil's peak, close to Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. Cecil John Rhodes, who died in 1902 aged 49, was an important English-born politician in the then British colony which is today a part of South Africa, a mining magnate and founder of the De Beers diamond company. As the economic differences between different groups of the population are still (as of 2024) large in South Africa, the existence of the extensive and massive monument is a subject of controversy - partly because Rhodes is regarded by critics to have significantly contributed to an economic system which was based on inequality of people with different racial background, and which is partly seen as a kind of precursor to the deeply racist Apartheid regime in South Africa - which was formed some decades after his death - and which was only overcome in 1993.
Français : Une vue surélevée sur le monument "Rhodes Memorial" sur les pentes du Devil's Peak (pic du Diable), près de Table Mountain, au Cap, en Afrique du Sud. Cecil John Rhodes, décédé en 1902 à l'âge de 49 ans, était un important homme politique d'origine anglaise dans la colonie britannique d'alors qui fait aujourd'hui partie de l'Afrique du Sud, magnat des mines et fondateur de la société diamantaire De Beers. Comme les différences économiques entre les différents groupes de la population sont encore (en 2024) importantes en Afrique du Sud, l'existence de ce monument étendu et massif est un sujet de controverse - en partie parce que Rhodes est considérée par les critiques comme ayant contribué de manière significative à une système économique fondé sur l'inégalité des personnes d'origine raciale différente et qui est en partie considéré comme une sorte de précurseur du régime profondément raciste de l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud - qui a été formé quelques décennies après sa mort - et qui n'a été vaincu qu'en 1993.
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: In the original, the top of the temple building was not exactly horizontal, while the lower part of the steps was - changed perspective in the software IrfanView (Plug-ins) to bring both in harmony, while also removing a slight pillow-shaped distortion. In a last step, the part of the original image extensively covering the surroundings (mainly to the left) was cut out in order to have a pure image of the monument. Modifications made by Pittigrilli.

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"Rhodes Memorial" in Cape Town, South Africa (built 1906 to 1912) in memoriam of Cecil John Rhodes

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