It would’ve been his 97th birthday on 18 July. To commemorate the great man on Mandela Day we take a look at places named after him and statues raised for him around the world.
1. Mandela capture site, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal
2. Mandela statue in Parliament Square, London
3. Mandela statue at the Union Buildings, Pretoria
4. Mandela Bridge in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
5. Nelson Mandela Square, Jo’burg
6. Mandela Street, London
7. Mandela statue at South African Embassy, Washington
Main image by Marta Safin
