Johannesburg City Hall

Johannesburg


This fine late-Edwardian building received a welcome renovation in 2012. Designed by William Hawke and William McKinlay in a mixture of neo-classical and beaux-arts styles it was completed in 1914 and today houses the Gauteng Legislature. It is not open to the public.


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