The Afrikaans Taal Museum and Monument is located 66 Km outside of Cape Town. The Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province. The purpose of the Afrikaans Language Monument and Museum was originally to pay tribute to the people who played such an important role in the process of getting Afrikaans recognized as an official language. The evolution of Afrikaans from Dutch could be traced there. Afrikaans is presented as a living language on these historic premises.