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Afrikaans: 'n Inligtingsbord van die parkeraad in die Kaappunt-natuurreservaat, Wes-Kaap, wat die betekenis en praktiese funksie van die Da Gama- en Diaskruise verduidelik.
Die padrãos was kalksteenpilare wat die Portugese wapen gedra het, met inskripsies om aan te dui wanneer en deur wie dit opgerig is. Die kruis het Portugese soewereiniteit en Christendom aangedui. Die huidige Dias- en Da Gama-kruise is egter nie oorspronklike padrãos nie. Die materiaal en ontwerp van die oorspronklikes is onbekend, en dit is ook nie seker presies waar hulle opgerig is nie. Die huidige strukture is in 1965 aangebring. Hulle herdenk Dias en Da Gama, maar dien ook as praktiese bakens om skepe te help om die gevaarlike Whittle Rock in Valsbaai te vermy. Hulle is swart aan die seekant geverf sodat hulle teen die lug afgeets staan tot voordeel van seevaarders. English: A sign by the parks board at Cape Point Nature Reserve, Western Cape, that explains the meaning and practical function of the Da Gama and Dias Crosses. The padrãos were limestone pillars bearing the Portuguese coat of arms with an inscription stating when and by whom it was raised. The cross signified Portuguese sovereignty and Christianity. The current Dias and Da Gama crosses are however not original padrãos. The material and design of the originals are unknown, nor is it known exactly where they were erected. The current structures were erected in 1965. They commemorate Dias and Da Gama but also serve as practical beacons to assist ships in avoiding the dangerous Whittle Rock in False Bay. They are painted black on the seaward side so as to appear as silhouettes against the sky for the benefit of navigators. |
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