Burgers Park
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|name = Burgers Park
|photo = Burgers Park Pretoria 01.jpg
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|photo_caption = Statue of Thomas François Burgers in the grounds of the park.
|type = Botanical
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|area = {{convert|4|acres}}
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|opened = 1870s
|owner = City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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| map = South Africa Pretoria#South Africa Gauteng
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Image:Burgers Park, Pretoria.JPG
File:Burgers Park Pretoria.jpg
Burgers Park is a park located in the center of Pretoria, South Africa. Founded in the 1870s as a botanical garden, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. It is named for Thomas François Burgers, fourth president of the South African Republic. A statue of President Burgers stands in the park. There is also a statue to the South African Scottish Regiment of the Second World War.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-04 |title=Burgers Park (1892) A Brief History - Galaxias Photography |url=https://www.galaxiasphotography.co.za/burgers-park-1892/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |language=en-ZA}}
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External links
- {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20091004194043/http://www.tshwane.gov.za/parks.cfm Parks in Tshwane]
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