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Cape Town City Hall

Cape Town City Hall

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Cape Town City Hall

Name: Cape Town City Hall
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Location: South Africa

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1. View of Camps Bay – View of Cape Town loop from Cape Town Station

15.3km

04:44

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2. V&A Waterfront Clock Tower – V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge loop from Esplanade

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3. View of Camps Bay – Lion's Head summit loop from Cape Town Station

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Maik

January 15, 2019

The foundation stone for the new town hall was laid on August 29, 1900, by the then mayor Thomas Bell. The town hall was built in the Italian Renaissance style and replaces the old town hall on Greenmarket Square.

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Johannes

October 11, 2021

On the steps Mandela waved to the people after his release from prison.

🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

November 17, 2025

Cape Town City Hall is an imposing building of historical significance. Built in 1905, it was the first place Nelson Mandela spoke of after his release from prison in 1990.

Cape Town's honey-colored City Hall underwent many changes during his years of vigil on the Grand Parade. It witnessed South Africa evolve into the multicultural melting pot it is today, and it played a crucial role in that transformation.

A few hours after his release, he addressed a jubilant crowd of over 10,000 people, and had to borrow his wife's reading glasses after leaving his own behind in prison. His speech began with the words: "Comrades and fellow South Africans, I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy, and freedom. I stand before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people."

Source: southafrica.net/nl/nl/travel/article/cape-town-city-hall-een-groots-oud-gebouw-met-historie

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Elevation 10 m

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Cape Town City Hall

1. View of Camps Bay – View of Cape Town loop from Cape Town Station

2. V&A Waterfront Clock Tower – V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge loop from Esplanade

3. View of Camps Bay – Lion's Head summit loop from Cape Town Station

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