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Pietermaritzburg Railway Station is associated with one of the world-renowned figure, Mahatma Gandhi. This station has an interesting account to share about this great man of India. Tourists planning a trip to South Africa must never miss the opportunity to see this historical station. Pietermaritzburg Railway Station is also an example of Victoria era architecture.
Pietermaritzburg is an important tourist centric city in South Africa. Besides a great sightseeing destination in the country, this place has many interesting and significant buildings of historical importance. Historians and general tourists can know many facts about the freedom struggle of South Africa and about their fight against apartheid. Pietermaritzburg Railway Station in Pietermaritzburg is witness to the detested practice of apartheid.
Mahatma Gandhi and his concept non-violence are accepted in the whole world. A strong believer of peaceful coexistence, equality of human race and non-violence, an incident in this famous railway station of South Africa changed the course of history. In the year 1893, Gandhi came to Durban as a legal counsel. While he was on a trip to Pietermaritzburg, he boarded a train in a first class compartment. He was unaware of the fact that only Europeans were allowed to travel in this class. The railway officials in this station threw him out of the compartment. Gandhi resisted but he along with his luggage was on the platform. This incident in South Africa shocked Gandhi and he came to know about the practices of racism and inequality. This incident also brought this simple man to the field of world politics.
This station gives an attractive look of the red bricks used in the station walls. The remarkable cast-iron lace work and stone facings gives a vivid contrast.
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