King Sobhuz II Memorial Park
Description:
King Sobhouz II Memorial Park, located in Lobamba, Swaziland, is dedicated to the first king of Swaziland. The park consists of a memorial, a mausoleum and a memorial museum. The three-meter-high bronze statue of the king is surrounded by shields.
The memorial is surrounded by a pond, with bronze sculptures of lions at the entrance. To ascend to the throne, the chief of the tribe had to kill the lion. Near the memorial is a torch, which is a symbol that the spirit of the king is still alive. The torch is lit on important days for the country.
The museum contains exhibits dedicated to the life of the first king of Swaziland. The mausoleum is located on the place where his body lay during the funeral of Sobkhuz II in 1982. The king was buried in the south of the country, in the mountains. The memorial is located across the street from the Parliament building in Lobamba.