City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. Built of Portland Stone, it became the fifth building to serve as Cardiff's centre of local government when it opened in October 1906. Its design, by architects Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards, is based on English and French Renaissance styles. Cathays Park is a civic area in central Cardiff, Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, England, is made from Portland stone Portland stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... By region Italian Renaissance Spanish Renaissance Northern Renaissance English Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance Polish Renaissance This article is about the cultural movement known as the English Renaissance. ... The Renaissance was a social, cultural and economic revolution which began a period of scientific revolution, religious reform, artistic and architectural development, and philosophical openness, and marks the beginning of modern European history. ...

The Marble Hall

The first floor landing of City Hall is decorated with marble statues of famous figures from Welsh history:

• Boudicca by J. Havard Thomas
• Saint David by Sir William Goscombe John
• Hywel Dda (King Howell the Good) by F. W. Pomeray
• Gerald of Wales by Henry Poole
• Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf (Llywelyn II, the last ruling Prince of Wales) by Henry Pegram
• Dafydd ap Gwilym by W. W. Wagstaff
• Owain Glyndŵr by Alfred Turner
• Henry VII by Ernest G. Gillick
• Bishop William Morgan by T. J. Clapperton
• William Williams, Pantycelyn by L. S. Merrifield
• Sir Thomas Picton by T. Menburn Crook

Boudicca (BOW-dicca [as in bow-and-arrow], mispronnounced by many as [bÅ«-dÄ­kÉ™]; her name means Victorous [Modern Gaelic Buaidheach]) (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca) (d. ... The Flag of Saint David. ... Howell the Good (880?–950; Welsh: Hywel Dda or Hywel ap Cadell) is listed amongst the kings of Gwynedd. ... Giraldus Cambrensis (c. ... Arms used by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Gruffudd (in Welsh, he is remembered by the alliterative soubriquet Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf - Llywelyn, Our Last Leader; c. ... Dafydd ap Gwilym (ca. ... Seal of Owain Glyndŵr Owain Glyndŵr, sometimes anglicised as Owen Glendower (1359–c. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 - April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... William Morgan (1545 - 1604) was the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh. ... William Williams William Williams, Pantycelyn (also known as Williams Pantycelyn, and Pantycelyn) (1717–January 11, 1791) is generally acknowledged as Waless most important hymn writer. ... Sir Thomas Picton (August, 1758-June 18, 1815) was a British military leader who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General. ...

External links

• Information from Cardiff County Council
• The history of the Marble Hall