Mandela Memorial in Pretoria
![Police form a barricade after the the cut off time for viewing the body of Nelson Mandela outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa1a768f-e13a-4027-a36c-4953dca34e85_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police form a barricade after the the cut off time for viewing the body of Nelson Mandela outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013.
![Crowds of people walk after being they would not be able to view Nelson Mandela's body at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013. (Peter Cox for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e372bde5-4884-40ed-9b6f-2112fbca9972_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crowds of people walk after being they would not be able to view Nelson Mandela's body at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013. (Peter Cox for VOA)
![South African police control the crowd following a crush as people jostled to see former South African president Nelson Mandela on the last day of his lying in state in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b22a2c83-a71c-493a-8983-43134cc09682_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African police control the crowd following a crush as people jostled to see former South African president Nelson Mandela on the last day of his lying in state in Pretoria, Dec. 13, 2013.
![People line up to catch a bus to see the remains of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/50f9d07b-49a8-4a7b-84e8-0ac02ea0dc9b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People line up to catch a bus to see the remains of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.
![People line up for courtesy buses to ferry them to the Union Buildings to view the body of Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b64ff7a7-65d8-4a96-be4b-fba366f45a6f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People line up for courtesy buses to ferry them to the Union Buildings to view the body of Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.
![A woman weeps after paying her respects to Nelson Mandela as Mandela lies in state for the second day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8b82db2-e2cb-41cc-9158-3c417fe0f5aa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman weeps after paying her respects to Nelson Mandela as Mandela lies in state for the second day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 12, 2013.
![South African mourners hold posters of former president Nelson Mandela, while chanting slogans as the convoy transporting his remains passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0a6ecb36-b5f1-488c-ab2a-b0d85d14a52a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African mourners hold posters of former president Nelson Mandela, while chanting slogans as the convoy transporting his remains passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Military personnel carry the remains of the late Nelson Mandela upon arrival at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6fd4c251-c647-427b-afb9-ec213ec8b734_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Military personnel carry the remains of the late Nelson Mandela upon arrival at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, right, pays her respects to the former South African president at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1351e5d-f68e-4936-93eb-50bb7a56dfcb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, right, pays her respects to the former South African president at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Mourners line up after waiting for hours to get into a bus to go to the Union Buildings where the casket of Nelson Mandela lies in state for three days in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d628846e-b1f6-4882-befa-d0f533e84fff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mourners line up after waiting for hours to get into a bus to go to the Union Buildings where the casket of Nelson Mandela lies in state for three days in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![People react as the procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af331ff5-d5dc-4044-898c-27a2c09cb178_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People react as the procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Defense force personnel and hospital staff salute a procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela as it leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91dfac00-b565-4cf6-8e6a-2bf8fc6d8057_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Defense force personnel and hospital staff salute a procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela as it leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Women wave South African national flags before the cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4f4972e-9a7c-49f7-a75f-19cf8cd9863e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women wave South African national flags before the cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.