I don't know anything about a new City Hall, will have to look that up. I do remember seeing when I was in London a grand curving Georgian edifice that was the city hall at that time, almost directly across the river from the Houses of Parliament. A marvelous sight. But then some years ago I read that the city had moved out and effectively abandoned it or something like that - never did understand why. Now they have probably spent half a billion dollars to build a new thing. Pity.
As an example of very modern architecture - it is exciting. With the relatively new development of the London Council (I don't know the precise term) they needed a new space as the former city hall was far too small for the large democratic assembly.
Thanks for sending me a pic of the new building via email. I'm sure its a very comfortable modern building inside, but the previous premises were more to my old-fashioned taste, architecturally.
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Boris is quite the character and the (relatively) new City Hall is a marvel.
I don't know anything about a new City Hall, will have to look that up. I do remember seeing when I was in London a grand curving Georgian edifice that was the city hall at that time, almost directly across the river from the Houses of Parliament. A marvelous sight. But then some years ago I read that the city had moved out and effectively abandoned it or something like that - never did understand why. Now they have probably spent half a billion dollars to build a new thing. Pity.
As an example of very modern architecture - it is exciting. With the relatively new development of the London Council (I don't know the precise term) they needed a new space as the former city hall was far too small for the large democratic assembly.
Thanks for sending me a pic of the new building via email. I'm sure its a very comfortable modern building inside, but the previous premises were more to my old-fashioned taste, architecturally.
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