{"id":2229,"date":"2022-05-30T00:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2023-06-30T00:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T22:59:51","slug":"monument-patriote-yaoundes-latest-touristic-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/?p=2229","title":{"rendered":"Monument Patriote: Yaounde\u2019s latest touristic attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barely a week after its inauguration, the city of Yaounde\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Monument Patriote<\/em>&nbsp;is now the centre of attraction, pulling many from different parts of the Mfoundi division and beyond. Hundreds from across the national capital, Yaounde on Wednesday May 17th, 2022 turned up at the roundabout next to the Prime Minister\u2019s office to witness the inauguration of the monument which is now the town\u2019s latest jewel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both during the day and at night, many continue to visit the structure to have a firsthand view and admire its appealing beauty. Passersby and commuters too cannot have enough, as their eyes remain fixed on the enticing edifice. The monument was constructed by the Yaound\u00e9 City Council under the guidance of its Mayor, Messi Atangana Luc. It was officiated by Housing and Urban Development Minister, Celestine Ketcha Courtes on behalf of the President of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Present at the ceremony were top dignitaries from national institutions, administrative and traditional institutions, and the diplomatic core. A couple of ministers also graced the event, including Decentralisation and Local Development Minister, Georges Elanga Obam, Higher Education Minister, Fame Ndongo, Arts and Culture Minister, Bidoung Mpkatt and Labour and Social Security Minister, Gregoire Owona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also present to animate the event as well as cultural associations such as the Bafut dance group Nlwin Mik\u00e0\u00e0h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monument Patriote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The imposing 15-metre-high structure consists of two semicircle arcs, one above the other. On both sides of either of them, are the words \u2018I love my country Cameroon\u2019 and \u2018J\u2019aime mon pays le Cameroun\u2019. Their intersection rests on a ball, symbol of Cameroon\u2019s renowned sports prowess. Resting on the intersection is a carved out Cameroon map, supported by two hands. The area around the structure has eight water pools with fountains, animated by bright colored lights. It also has benches made to accommodate visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Giyo Ndzi<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barely a week after its inauguration, the city of Yaounde\u2019s&nbsp;Monument Patriote&nbsp;is now the centre of attraction, pulling many from different parts of the Mfoundi division and beyond. Hundreds from across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2232,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions\/2232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yaounde.cm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}