City Hall, London

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government building landmark office building

City Hall, London is a distinctive glass-fronted building on the south bank of the River Thames that served as the home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

Aliases (1)

London City Hall ×3

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building → landmark → office building →
architect	Norman Foster →
architecturalFirm	Foster and Partners →
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture → high-tech architecture →
completionDate	2002 →
constructionStartDate	1998 →
coordinates	51.5045°N 0.0785°W →
cost	approximately £43 million →
country	United Kingdom →
energyEfficiencyFeature	double-skin façade → helical internal ramp to reduce need for lifts →
floorArea	approximately 18500 square metres →
formerTenant	Greater London Authority → London Assembly → Mayor of London →
formerUse	London Assembly chamber → offices of the Mayor of London →
function	seat of the London Assembly → seat of the Mayor of London →
GLAHeadquartersMoveDate	2022 →
GLAHeadquartersMovedTo	The Crystal, Royal Victoria Dock, Newham →
hasFeature	helical staircase and ramp inside the atrium → public viewing gallery (now closed in original role) →
hasUse	event and office space after GLA relocation →
height	45 metres →
inception	1998 (design commission) →
locatedIn	Greater London → London → Southwark →
locatedOnBank	south bank of the River Thames →
locatedOnWaterbody	River Thames →
materialUsed	glass → steel →
nearbyLandmark	HMS Belfast → Tower Bridge → Tower of London →
nickname	glass egg → the onion → the testicle →
numberOfFloors	10 →
officialName	City Hall →
openedBy	Queen Elizabeth II →
openingDate	July 2002 →
operator	Greater London Authority →
ownedBy	Greater London Authority →
partOf	More London development →
previousFunction	headquarters of the Greater London Authority →
publicAccessFeature	The Scoop amphitheatre nearby →
shape	bulbous → spherical segment →
status	former seat of the Greater London Authority →
transportConnection	London Bridge station → Tower Gateway DLR station → Tower Hill station →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Budget and Performance Committee → Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime →	locatedIn
Police and Crime Committee → Transport Committee (London Assembly) →	location
London Assembly → Planning and Regeneration Committee →	meetingPlace
Foster + Partners ("London City Hall") → Norman Foster ("London City Hall") →	notableWork
Environment Committee (London Assembly) →	basedIn
Norman Foster ("London City Hall") →	designed
London Assembly →	headquartersLocation