DISCUSS: Best City Hall - Page 6

diz · October 16th, 2006, 02:13 AM

Manila City Hall Clock Tower

***Sinjin P.*** · October 16th, 2006, 02:45 AM

^ Manila City Hall is one of the grandest city halls in the Philippines I think

***hkskyline*** · October 17th, 2006, 06:39 AM

Here are some really nice photos of London's ultramodern city hall :
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400406

Diviner · October 17th, 2006, 05:37 PM

my favourite is the city hall of hannover (germany), it looks like a big castle.

diz · October 18th, 2006, 08:27 AM

Katipunan Monument with City Hall Clock Tower

LAX 777 · October 19th, 2006, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiggerD21

For my taste city halls have to look old and pompous, not modernist. Thats why I'm not in favor of the City Halls of London, Toronto, Tokyo.

Agree. To me it must also have a sense of history and a feeling that it's been there forever. The European ones are way better than anything in the rest of the world. I really like Brussels but fell in love with Leuven. What a work of art!

sharpie20 · October 25th, 2006, 01:29 AM

Philadelphia and San Francisco city halls look really nice. They get my vote.

Bsrt · October 25th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Madrid City Hall is beutiful, but very small, so it is being changed to a new place.
The old one is "Casa de la Villa":

It is situated right in the center of the city, in "Plaza de la Villa", near Mayor st. and Mayor sq.
The new one is this building:

It is one of the most known buildings of Madrid, the "Palacio de Comunicaciones" (communications palace). It was built in final XIX century, and its the best example of Madrid's Modernism arquitecture. The architect is Antonio Palacios and it was as the HQ of the Mail and Telegraphs company of Spain. It will be the oficial site of the city hall in 2 years, now it is being adapted for that, and the internal court its being covered for making a public covered square. It is Situated in Cibeles Square, right in the junction of Recoletos and Prado walks and Alcalá St.

***hkskyline*** · October 25th, 2006, 03:25 PM

European city halls definitely top the world on this one. Not only are they nice buildings, their settings are also very vibrant, such as in the town centre surrounded by other nice buildings and squares. Both functional and elegant.

club_ultima2006 · November 6th, 2006, 10:45 AM

Bangkok City Halls

neorion · November 6th, 2006, 11:11 AM

Town Hall of Ermoupolis, Greece 1876

Looking from back and above

Per · November 6th, 2006, 02:48 PM

Cityhall of Middelburg (Netherlands)

cjav · November 6th, 2006, 04:08 PM

Some random pictures from the city hall of Rotterdam the Netherlands, it was build between 1914 and 1920 and was one of the few buildings that have survived the bombings. It is now a momument and was cleaned with special methods in 2000 ( this as needed because the heat from the bombings dried out the stone )

a early desgin from 1911

A picture of the city hall cleaned

a picture where you can see how dark it used to be because of the heat

The entrance

the small tower on top

Posener · June 29th, 2007, 10:48 PM

Some great City Halls from Poland:
Gdańsk:

Zamość:

Wrocław:

and Poznań:

Bulevardi · July 20th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Tampere (Finland):

-Corey- · September 7th, 2007, 04:20 AM

The best is the one in SF

MDguy · December 8th, 2007, 03:14 AM

not including european city halls (wich beat other city halls by a landslide) i think Philly!

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

i also like baltimore's

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

from flickr

Beware · December 8th, 2007, 08:15 AM

Peoria City Hall

costa · December 8th, 2007, 03:42 PM

City hall of Alcobaça in Portugal

Federicoft · December 8th, 2007, 04:34 PM

Surprisingly still no pics of the Capitol in Rome. Then...

October 16th, 2006, 02:13 AM	#101
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October 18th, 2006, 08:27 AM	#105
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October 25th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#108
Bsrt Cheesehead member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madrid Posts: 1,600 Likes (Received): 0	Madrid City Hall is beutiful, but very small, so it is being changed to a new place. The old one is "Casa de la Villa": It is situated right in the center of the city, in "Plaza de la Villa", near Mayor st. and Mayor sq. The new one is this building: It is one of the most known buildings of Madrid, the "Palacio de Comunicaciones" (communications palace). It was built in final XIX century, and its the best example of Madrid's Modernism arquitecture. The architect is Antonio Palacios and it was as the HQ of the Mail and Telegraphs company of Spain. It will be the oficial site of the city hall in 2 years, now it is being adapted for that, and the internal court its being covered for making a public covered square. It is Situated in Cibeles Square, right in the junction of Recoletos and Prado walks and Alcalá St. __________________ Haga click aquí para ver cual es su futura casa, el mejor lugar para vivir!! -> http://pocerolandia.miniville.fr -- http://pocerolandia.miniville.fr/ind -- http://pocerolandia.miniville.fr/tra

October 25th, 2006, 03:25 PM	#109
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November 6th, 2006, 10:45 AM	#110
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October 16th, 2006, 02:45 AM	#102
*Sinjin P.* Lingkod-Bayan Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CEB, SIN Posts: 10,445 Likes (Received): 202	^ Manila City Hall is one of the grandest city halls in the Philippines I think

October 17th, 2006, 06:39 AM	#103
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,181 Likes (Received): 961	Here are some really nice photos of London's ultramodern city hall : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400406

October 17th, 2006, 05:37 PM	#104
Diviner Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 41 Likes (Received): 2	my favourite is the city hall of hannover (germany), it looks like a big castle.

October 25th, 2006, 01:29 AM	#107
sharpie20 Wlis Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 885 Likes (Received): 0	Philadelphia and San Francisco city halls look really nice. They get my vote.

November 6th, 2006, 11:11 AM	#111
neorion BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,749 Likes (Received): 0	Town Hall of Ermoupolis, Greece 1876 Looking from back and above

November 6th, 2006, 02:48 PM	#112
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November 6th, 2006, 04:08 PM	#113
cjav Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rotterdam, New Haven Posts: 722 Likes (Received): 40	Some random pictures from the city hall of Rotterdam the Netherlands, it was build between 1914 and 1920 and was one of the few buildings that have survived the bombings. It is now a momument and was cleaned with special methods in 2000 ( this as needed because the heat from the bombings dried out the stone ) a early desgin from 1911 A picture of the city hall cleaned a picture where you can see how dark it used to be because of the heat The entrance the small tower on top Last edited by cjav; November 6th, 2006 at 04:19 PM.

June 29th, 2007, 10:48 PM	#114
Posener Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Poznan Posts: 2,680 Likes (Received): 31	Some great City Halls from Poland: Gdańsk: Zamość: Wrocław: and Poznań:

July 20th, 2007, 11:32 AM	#115
Bulevardi Hullu Poro ! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: City of Lions Posts: 284 Likes (Received): 10	Tampere (Finland): __________________ Flickr

September 7th, 2007, 04:20 AM	#116
-Corey- Je suis tout à vous Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 15,141 Likes (Received): 848	The best is the one in SF __________________ ๏̯͡๏♥๏̯͡๏

December 8th, 2007, 03:14 AM	#117
MDguy Balto Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Balwash Posts: 3,362	not including european city halls (wich beat other city halls by a landslide) i think Philly! image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr i also like baltimore's image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr from flickr __________________ Back to Black

December 8th, 2007, 08:15 AM	#118
Beware Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 500 Likes (Received): 6	Another not claiming to be " the best " , but adored Here in Peoria, IL (USA) .... Peoria City Hall __________________ " BEWARE " Last edited by Beware; December 9th, 2007 at 06:13 AM.

December 8th, 2007, 03:42 PM	#119
costa Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: PT Posts: 4,350 Likes (Received): 35	City hall of Alcobaça in Portugal

December 8th, 2007, 04:34 PM	#120
Federicoft L'importante è la salute Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,446 Likes (Received): 474	Surprisingly still no pics of the Capitol in Rome. Then...

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