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14 December 2009
1883 – Rathaus, Vienna, Austria

1883 – Rathaus, Vienna, Austria

Architect: Friedrich von Schmidt The Rathaus, or town or city hall was designed by Friedrich von Schmidt in the Gothic style, and built between 1872 and 1883. On the top of the tower...

10 December 2009
1965 – City Hall, Toronto, Ontario

1965 – City Hall, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Viljo Revell This is the fourth city hall in Toronto’s history. The first was destroyed by fire. The second was temporary. The third, the city outgrew, and it still exists. This fourth...

10 December 2009
1990 – City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

1990 – City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

Built in 1990 as the headquarters of the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, it was chosen as the new City Hall upon the amalgamation of the Region and its constituent muncipalities in 2001,...

10 December 2009
1898 – City Hall, Kenora, Ontario

1898 – City Hall, Kenora, Ontario

Architect: David Ewart Built from 1897 onwards, and designed to be the town Post Office and Customs Post, this fine structure opened to the public in 1900. It has now been restored and...

19 November 2009
1909 – Minneapolis City Hall, Minnesota

1909 – Minneapolis City Hall, Minnesota

Architect: Long & Kees City Hall located at 350 South Fifth Street, is an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, and is based upon Henry Hobson Richardson’s Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It...

13 November 2009
1783 – City Hall, Waterford

1783 – City Hall, Waterford

Architect: John Roberts Waterford City Hall was originally built in 1783 as an Assembly Rooms and Theatre. The ground floor was leased to Waterford Corporation until 1813 when the Corporation bought the lease...

06 November 2009
1936 – City Hall, Cork

1936 – City Hall, Cork

Architect: Jones & Kelly The City Hall was opened in 1936 and replaced the previous structure that was burned down on 11 September 1920. Designed by Jones and Kelly, it is a weak...

10 October 2009
Ayuntamiento, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

Ayuntamiento, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

Plaça d’es Born looks over the port from the north. Once it was known as Plaza Generalísimo, honoring the dictator Franco. The square was built around the obelisk that remembers the hopeless struggle...

09 October 2009
1575 – Ayuntamiento, Toledo, Spain

1575 – Ayuntamiento, Toledo, Spain

Architect: Juan Herrera The townhall or Ayuntamiento is a fine building in a Spanish baroque style, complete with square corner turrets. Its distinctive shape took many years to carry out, as its construction...