DISCUSS: Best City Hall

Monkey · July 9th, 2005, 04:20 PM

Discuss what you think is the best looking City Hall.

MattSal · July 9th, 2005, 08:54 PM

Ooh . . . tough one.

Some one needs to post a bunch of choices, cause I can't think of barely 5.

Monkey · July 9th, 2005, 09:07 PM

Okay, I'll start this off.

This is London's City Hall. The mayor Ken Livingstone works here.

Situated on the South Bank, near Tower Bridge, this building was designed by Norman Foster and built in 2002.

RafflesCity · July 9th, 2005, 09:18 PM

Singapore City Hall

Completed in 1929.

The building on the right

Some history:
In 1945, the Japanese surrendered to Lord Louis Mountbatten and Allied troops in front of this building.

In 1963, Malaysia was created and the announcement, led by Lee Kuan Yew took place here.

Singapore left the Malaysian Federation 2 years later.

spyguy · July 9th, 2005, 09:52 PM

167 m (548 ft)

Raine · July 9th, 2005, 10:19 PM

Best City Halls of Eastern Europe
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195404
and the winner

Philly Bud · September 12th, 2010, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy

167 m (548 ft)

Here are some interesting facts about Philadelphia's City Hall:

- It took 30 years to build (cornerstone was laid by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1871, not completed until 1901)

- It is 548 feet or 167 meters tall, the second tallest all masonry building in the world, just 1 and a half feet (.49 meter) shorter than the Mole Antonelliana building in Turin, Italy.

- It was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1901 through 1908.

- with about 700 rooms, it is the largest municipal building in the US, and one of the largest in the world.

- the four sided clock dials in the tower are 26 feet (7.9 meters) in diameter, larger than the famous "Big Ben" clock in the Westminster Palace in London.

- It is decorated with 250 bronze statues by the noted sculptor Alexander Milne Calder.

Monkey · July 9th, 2005, 10:41 PM

Some beautiful buildings here. Keep the pics coming please.

RafflesCity · July 9th, 2005, 10:54 PM

Tokyo City Hall

pic by Dr Nick

Monkey · July 9th, 2005, 11:27 PM

Manchester, UK

cincobarrio · July 10th, 2005, 12:05 AM

I always liked the mammoth Municipal Building:

I'm also bias

cellete · July 10th, 2005, 07:19 AM

A Coruña:

CAESARS-PALACe · July 10th, 2005, 04:10 PM

Brussels

CAESARS-PALACe · July 10th, 2005, 04:16 PM

Leuven :

CAESARS-PALACe · July 10th, 2005, 04:42 PM

Rome Capitol

:

Piazza Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo

808 state · August 7th, 2009, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAESARS-PALACe

Brussels

This is simply the best!

Conor · August 9th, 2009, 01:57 PM

Hi

Im Conor and I've just joined!

I think the Belfast city hall is amazing, especially at nght. Heres a few pics.

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[IMG]http://i28.************/28cpkw9.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i25.************/120iexl.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i27.************/345gf8h.jpg[/IMG]

Also, here is Ballymena's city hall:

[IMG]http://i25.************/14nd66o.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i30.************/1z1tox2.jpg[/IMG]

I love modern and old city halls, but I think the newer ones lack authority and power compared to the older city halls.

TomTack · March 2nd, 2010, 01:45 PM

Another city hall of Brussels, Belgium (district Saint-Gilles) 1904:

Falcon83 · July 10th, 2005, 05:38 PM

Verona City Hall

Brussels and Leuven are beautiful!!

612bv3 · July 10th, 2005, 07:01 PM

San Francisco City Hall

July 9th, 2005, 04:20 PM	#1
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,549 Likes (Received): 2	DISCUSS: Best City Hall Discuss what you think is the best looking City Hall.

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CAESARS-PALACe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,452	Rome Capitol : Piazza Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo Last edited by CAESARS-PALACe; July 10th, 2005 at 07:43 PM.

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Conor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,516 Likes (Received): 4	Hi Im Conor and I've just joined! I think the Belfast city hall is amazing, especially at nght. Heres a few pics. [IMG]http://i25.**********/2cfqvb7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i29.********/14t4ysz.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i28.********/28cpkw9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i25.********/120iexl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i27.********/345gf8h.jpg[/IMG] Also, here is Ballymena's city hall: [IMG]http://i25.********/14nd66o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i30.*********/1z1tox2.jpg[/IMG] I love modern and old city halls, but I think the newer ones lack authority and power compared to the older city halls. Last edited by Conor; December 23rd, 2010 at 01:59 AM.*

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MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Ooh . . . tough one. Some one needs to post a bunch of choices, cause I can't think of barely 5.

July 9th, 2005, 09:07 PM	#3
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,549 Likes (Received): 2	Okay, I'll start this off. This is London's City Hall. The mayor Ken Livingstone works here. Situated on the South Bank, near Tower Bridge, this building was designed by Norman Foster and built in 2002.

July 9th, 2005, 09:18 PM	#4
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	Singapore City Hall Completed in 1929. The building on the right Some history: In 1945, the Japanese surrendered to Lord Louis Mountbatten and Allied troops in front of this building. In 1963, Malaysia was created and the announcement, led by Lee Kuan Yew took place here. Singapore left the Malaysian Federation 2 years later.

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Raine ... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Szczecin Posts: 10,271 Likes (Received): 66	Best City Halls of Eastern Europe http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195404 and the winner

July 9th, 2005, 10:41 PM	#8
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,549 Likes (Received): 2	Some beautiful buildings here. Keep the pics coming please.

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RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	Tokyo City Hall pic by Dr Nick

July 9th, 2005, 11:27 PM	#10
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,549 Likes (Received): 2	Manchester, UK

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cincobarrio Native Forever Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,781 Likes (Received): 4	I always liked the mammoth Municipal Building: I'm also bias

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CAESARS-PALACe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,452	Brussels

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CAESARS-PALACe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,452	Leuven :

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TomTack Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 518 Likes (Received): 6	Another city hall of Brussels, Belgium (district Saint-Gilles) 1904:

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Falcon83 Valpolicella abuser Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Verona Posts: 2,498 Likes (Received): 0	Verona City Hall Brussels and Leuven are beautiful!! __________________ Si è sempre Settentrionali di qualcuno Last edited by Falcon83; July 10th, 2005 at 05:58 PM.

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612bv3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alameda Posts: 1,560 Likes (Received): 3	San Francisco City Hall __________________ My BART Fantasy Maps: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 4.1 \| Circle \| Other Maps

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