Durban City Hall Let the Buildings Speak Nat Geo 2014

1minute Vignette of the Durban City Hall building "Let the buildings speak series" created by National Geographic in partnership with Durban Tourism, Launched on the 16th of July 2014 at the National Geographic Society's Grosvenor Auditorium in Washington DC. The vignette tells the story of the building in 60seconds.

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Although it's fairly close in style, the Durban City Hall is not an exact copy of the Belfast City Hall at all. During the period that it was built (1905) the Edwardian Baroque style was popular in architecture, and since the offer to design the Durban City Hall was extended to architects both in South Africa and in England, it's not surprising that the building would resemble other buildings of the same style. At best, one can say that the Durban City Hall is inspired by the Belfast City Hall; both beautiful buildings.