Johannesburg City Hall | |
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![]() A view of the Johannesburg city hall from Rissik Street | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Coordinates | 26°12′16″S 28°2′30″E / 26.20444°S 28.04167°E |
Current tenants | Gauteng Provincial Legislature |
Construction started | 1912 |
Completed | 1914 |
Opening | 1915 |
Owner | Gauteng Provincial Government |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hawkey & McKinley |
Main contractor | Mattheus Meischke |
Johannesburg City Hall is an Edwardian building constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The Gauteng Provincial Legislature currently occupies the building.[1] The City Hall has seen many political events on its steps from protest meetings to a bomb blast in 1988.[2]