The Arch beside the Pietermaritzburg City Hall is the starting point of the famous Comrades Marathon on the “down run”. This is also the point where the first Comrades Marathon started on the 24th May 1921. The present City Hall was built on the site of the Volksraadsaal of the Voortrekkers and completed in 1900. On June 6, 1969, the Pietermaritzburg City Hall was declared a National Monument. It is notable for its fine stained-glass windows Pietermaritzburg City Hall - The largest all-brick building south of the Equator.
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Description: The Arch beside the Pietermaritzburg City Hall is the starting point of the famous Comrades Marathon on the “down run”. This is also the point where the first Comrades Marathon started on the 24th May 1921. The present City Hall was built on the site of the Volksraadsaal of the Voortrekkers and completed in 1900. On June 6, 1969, the Pietermaritzburg City Hall was declared a National Monument. It is notable for its fine stained-glass windows Pietermaritzburg City Hall - The largest all-brick building south of the Equator. City: Pietermaritzburg Province or State: KwaZulu-Natal Country: South Africa Date Created: 10-11-2009 Creator: Reinhardt Hartzenberg Credit Notice: Reinhardt Hartzenberg / The Media Bank / african.pictures Pixel Dimensions X: 4256 Pixel Dimensions Y: 2832 Keywords: Rights usage terms: Restrictions:  This image does NOT have all model and property releases. Additional clearance may be required for non-editorial use and for use in association with socially sensitive subject matter