Pietermaritzburg City Hall
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Architectural styleFlemish Renaissance Revival
LocationPietermaritzburg, South Africa
| Pietermaritzburg City Hall | |
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Pietermaritzburg-stadsaal | |
 Pietermaritzburg City Hall in 1988 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Flemish Renaissance Revival |
| Location | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 29°36′05.75″S 30°22′46.5″E / 29.6015972°S 30.379583°E |
Pietermaritzburg City Hall (Afrikaans: Pietermaritzburg-stadsaal) is a historic city hall located at Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The building was erected between 1899 and 1901. It replaced a previous town hall, built in 1893 and subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1898. The new building was officially inaugurated in August 1901 by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall.[1]
Description
The buildings features a Flemish Renaissance Revival style and red brick façades. It comprises a 47-metre-tall (154 ft) corner campanile.
