the physical features of Sam Nujoma, Namibia's founding president and ultimately the initiator of its erection. In May 2005, a report in The Namibian noted that Heroes Acre was "already showing signs of decay". In particular, a bronze statue of a soldier had suffered damage, as had the plinth on which it stood. Some of the gold-coloured letters forming an inscription on the plinth were broken or missing, and the letters were "made of a cement-like substance, which had been painted gold and then glued to the plinth". See also National Heroes Acre (Zimbabwe) References Buildings and structures in Windhoek Buildings and structures completed in 2002 Mansudae Overseas Projects Military history of Namibia Military of Namibia Cemeteries in Namibia Monuments and memorials in Namibia 2002 establishments in Namibia