Pietermaritzburg City Hall | |
Native Name: | Pietermaritzburg-stadsaal |
Native Name Lang: | Afrikaans |
Architectural Style: | Flemish Renaissance Revival |
Location: | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.6016°N 30.3796°W |
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Pietermaritzburg City Hall (af|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]
The buildings features a Flemish Renaissance Revival style and red brick façades. It comprises a 47 metre tall corner campanile.