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St. George's Cathedral

1 Wale St 021-24 7360 www.stgeorgescathedral.com free

S 33 55.483 E 018 25.163

St. George's Cathedral or "The People's Cathedral," was the pulpit from which Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, called for the end of apartheid. In September 1989, 30,000 people left from the steps of the cathedral to start the famous Cape Town peace march. They defied the state of emergency in peaceful protest through the streets of Cape Town in a march to City Hall, where they demanded an end to racial segregation. The church remains central to Cape Town religious life and boasts a magnificently preserved organ as well as the largest stained glass window in the country.

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