Nelson

Spotted this statue on the 22nd of march but had no good camera with me and the light was bad. So wanted to return the next day, but didn't really make it as the area was suddenly completely fenced and guarded because of the World Nuclear Summit in The Hague.

Finally I was in the neighborhood and this time I succeeded to get my photo.

Background info:
It's a pretty big statue - almost 4 meters high - and is sculpted by Arrie Schippers. This Dutch artist was commissioned in December 2010 to sculpt the statue, which is intended to symbolize the “Long Walk to Freedom”.
The unveiling of the 3,5 metre-high bronze statue took place on 25 September 2012 was undertaken by Mr Ahmed Kathrada (representing the Mandela Family and the Nelson Mandela Foundation), Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Netherlands Minister for European Affairs and Development Cooperation, Mr Ben Knapen.