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Original - A memorial honouring Hans Meyer, the first European to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro. The message states,"IN MEMORY OF HANS MEYER THE FIRST WHITEMAN TO CLIMB MT KILIMANJARO ON 6TH OCTOBER 1889." The message appears first in Meyer's native language German, followed by Tanzania's official language Swahili, followed by English. Pictured in the Kilimanjaro National Park
Reason
Good quality, very good EV. The first and only image on wiki which depicts the memorial, or Han's face.
Articles this image appears in
Mount Kilimanjaro, Hans Meyer (geologist)
Creator
Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Doesn't look good - see [1] 12.6. MER-C 02:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 19:06, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]