City Hall, taken from the high walkway on Tower Bridge

The interior of City Hall

City Hall in London, informally known as the "Leaning Tower of Pizzas" or "Fosters Nutsack" (see also 30 St Mary Axe), is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It stands on the south bank of the River Thames, in the More London development by Tower Bridge. Designed by Norman Foster, it opened in July 2002. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2125x1524, 552 KB) City Hall, London, England, taken from the high walkway on Tower Bridge. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2125x1524, 552 KB) City Hall, London, England, taken from the high walkway on Tower Bridge. ... Interior of London City Hall. ... Interior of London City Hall. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Looking south down Bishopsgate, one of the main roads leading through Londons financial district. ... Headquarters (HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... More London is a new development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge in London. ... For the bridge of the same name in California, see Tower Bridge (California). ... A new dome for the restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The building has an unusual bulbous shape, intended to reduce the building's surface area and thus improve energy efficiency. It has been compared variously to Darth Vader's helmet, a misshapen egg, a woodlouse or a motorcycle helmet. London Mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a "glass testicle". Its designers reportedly saw the building as a giant sphere hanging over the Thames, but opted for a more conventionally rooted building instead. The building has no front or back on conventional terms but derives its shape from a modified sphere. For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). ... For the physical concepts, see conservation of energy and energy efficiency. ... Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... An egg is an ovum produced by a female animal for reproduction, often prepared as food. ... Infraorders and Families Infraorder Tylomorpha Tylidae Infraorder Ligiamorpha Ligiidae Mesoniscidae Superfamily Trichoniscoidea Buddelundiellidae Trichoniscidae Superfamily Styloniscoidea Schoebliidae Styloniscidae Titaniidae Tunanoniscidae Superfamily Oniscoidea Bathytropidae Berytoniscidae Detonidae Halophilosciidae Olibrinidae Oniscidae Philosciidae Platyarthridae Pudeoniscidae Rhyscotidae Scyphacidae Speleoniscidae Sphaeroniscidae Stenoniscidae Tendosphaeridae Superfamily Armadilloidea Actaeciidae Armadillidae Armadillidiidae Atlantidiidae Balloniscidae Cylisticidae Eubelidae Periscyphicidae Porcellionidae Trachelipodidae incertae... A motorcycle helmet is a type of protective headgear used by motorcycle riders. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ... The testicles, or testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...

City Hall was constructed on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London. The building does not belong to the GLA but is leased under a 25-year rent. It forms part of a larger development called More London, including offices and shops. Next to City Hall is a sunken amphitheatre called The Scoop, which is used in the summer months for open-air performances; it is not, however, part of the GLA's jurisdiction. A 500 metre (1,640 foot) helical walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ascends the full height of the building. At the top of the ten-story building is an exhibition and meeting space called "London's Living Room," with an open viewing deck which is occasionally open to the public. The walkway provides views of the interior of the building, and is intended to symbolise transparency; a similar device was used by Foster in his design for the rebuilt Reichstag in Germany. In 2006 it was announced that Solar photovoltaic cells would be fitted to the building by the London Climate Change Agency [1]. View of the Pool of London from London Bridge, 1841 Originally, the Pool of London was the stretch of the River Thames forming the south side of the City of London. ... More London is a new development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge in London. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... This article is about the shape. ... A skyway is a path that is traversed without touching the ground. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The front of the Guggenheim Museum from 5th Avenue This article refers to the Guggenheim Museum in the upper east side of Manhattan (New York). ... The Reichstag building. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A solar cell, a form of photovoltaic cell, is a device that uses the photoelectric effect to generate electricity from light, thus generating solar power (energy). ... London by night seen from the International Space Station The London Climate Change Agency (LCCA), a municipal company owned by the London Development Agency that works in partnership with private sector companies (notably EDF Energy) to design, finance, construct, own and operate decentralised low energy and zero-carbon projects for...

City Hall is not in the City of London, whose headquarters is in the Guildhall north of the Thames. The predecessors of the Greater London Authority, namely the Greater London Council and the London County Council, had their headquarters at County Hall, upstream on the South Bank. Although County Hall's old council chamber is still intact, the building is unavailable for use by the GLA due to the building's conversion into, amongst other things, a luxury hotel, amusement arcade and aquarium. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. ... The Guildhall The Guildhall complex in c. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... County Hall County Hall is a building in Lambeth, London, that was the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). ... For other uses, see Aquarium (disambiguation). ...

External links

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City Hall (London)

• Official website
• 3D Panorama inside City Hall (requires QuickTime)
• MayorWatch Guide to City Hall

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