The record
Given to Nelson Mandela after a 1996 state visit, now standing opposite a building that carries both Mandela's name and Cecil Rhodes's.
The site does the interpretive work by itself: the building opposite was built in 1902 as the offices of De Beers, Cecil Rhodes's company. A monument to one division stands outside a building renamed for the end of another. It first stood at the BMW Pavilion on the waterfront and was moved in 2010 to St George's Mall.
How did it get here?
Given to Nelson Mandela after a state visit to Berlin in 1996, from the Senate's gift stock, and identified in some accounts as piece No. 214.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #245 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #73.
A symbol of peace and a token of reconciliation — South African Tourism ↗
The move to St George's Mall and the site's significance.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Cape Town, ZA — The Wall Net ↗
Site record, including the earlier BMW Pavilion position.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Remnants of the Berlin Wall — where are they now? — ShareAmerica ↗
The 1996 state visit and the Senate gift stock.
Press reportSource accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 245
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 73
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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