City Hall (Pasadena)

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City Hall (Pasadena) is a historic Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival-style civic building in Pasadena, California, renowned for its grand dome and role as a prominent architectural landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural landmark
city hall
government building
historic building
architect Arthur Brown Jr.
John Bakewell Jr.
architecturalFirm Bakewell and Brown
architecturalStyle Mediterranean Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
coordinates 34.1475°N 118.1444°W
country United States
dateOfCompletion 1927
dateOfConstructionStart 1925
façadeMaterial stucco
featuredIn the television series Parks and Recreation (as Pawnee City Hall exterior)
various films and television productions
floorCount 6
function seat of government of Pasadena
hasArchitecturalFeature arcades
courtyard
grand dome
ornamental tower
red tile roof
height about 206 feet
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageStatus local landmark of Pasadena
houses Pasadena City Council chambers
offices of the Mayor of Pasadena
inception 1927
locatedIn California
Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED
Pasadena, California
United States
notableFor Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
grand central dome
NRHPReferenceNumber 87001006
NRHPType contributing property
opened 1927
operator City of Pasadena
owner City of Pasadena
partOf Pasadena Civic Center
renovationCost approximately 117 million US dollars
roofMaterial clay tiles
significantEvent seismic retrofit and rehabilitation completed in 2007
underwent major seismic retrofit
usedAs film location
yearOfNRHPListing 1987

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pasadena
hasLandmark
Pasadena City Council ("Pasadena City Hall")
meetsAt
Norton Simon Museum ("Pasadena City Hall")
nearbyLandmark

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