City Hall at night (abnormally lit)

Spiral walkway within City Hall.

City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority, and stands on the south bank of the River Thames near to Tower Bridge. It was designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in July 2002. City Hall, London Background info: This picture was a complete fluke. ... City Hall, London Background info: This picture was a complete fluke. ... Interior of London City Hall. ... Interior of London City Hall. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 sq. ... Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 12935 km² Origin Kemble Mouth North Sea Basin countries England This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Tower Bridge Sequence showing the bridge opening Tower Bridge is a bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. ... The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank OM Kt (born June 1, 1935) is a British architect. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 motorcycle helmet or a glass testicle. Its designers reportedly originally envisaged the building being a giant sphere hanging over the Thames, but (perhaps fortunately) opted for a more conventionally rooted building instead. Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... Anakin Skywalker is a fictional character from Star Wars. ... Bird eggs are a common food source. ... A motorcycle helmet is a type of protective headgear used by motorcycle riders. ... Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as 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. It forms part of a larger development, with a sunken "amphitheatre" dividing it from more conventional office buildings a short distance to the west. The building does not actually belong to the GLA but is leased under a 25-year rent. 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. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...

A 500 metre (1,640 foot) spiral walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, runs up and around the assembly chamber. At the top of the ten-storey 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 extensive views of the interior of the building, and is intended to symbolise transparency; a similar device was used by Sir Norman Foster in his design for the rebuilt Reichstag in Germany. In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which turns around some central point or axis, getting progressively closer to or farther from it, depending on which way you follow the curve. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 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 (April 2004) The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed as the place where the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire, would convene. ...

The term City Hall in British English does not have the American meaning of a building housing the municipal authority. The equivalent British term is Town Hall. Here, City Hall is the name of the building rather than a description of its function. Ironically, 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, it is unavailable for use by the GLA due to the building's conversion into, amongst other things, a luxury hotel, amusement arcade and aquarium. Diagram showing the geographical locations of selected languages and dialects of the British Isles. ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ... The City of London forms the historic and financial centre of Greater London. ... The Guildhall The Guildhall is a building in the City of London, off Cheapside near Bank. ... The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to its abolition in 1986. ... The County of London, shown within a map of Englands 1890 counties 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 used as the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). ... There is also a Russian band named Aquarium, and Aquarium is the name of an album by the Danish pop-dance group Aqua A 335,000 US gallon (1. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/city_hall/index.jsp)