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SkahHigh Feb 22, 2015 4:48 PM

Your city hall
 
What does the town/city hall of the place you live in look like?

Montreal:

http://www.topplacestotravel.net/gal...l_montreal.jpg

haljackey Feb 22, 2015 4:53 PM

London

http://www.hanifworld.com/London/20-...ity%20hall.JPG

SignalHillHiker Feb 22, 2015 5:07 PM

Our City Hall is not-so-affectionately known as the Bunker. I actually quite like the interior; it's a nice contrast from the rest of the city:

http://i.imgur.com/9397KU3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qkZwNPs.jpg http://i.imgur.com/x2bbJd1.jpg

But the exterior is... what? They even cheaped out on the skywalk.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2a8pxn7.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/2r3e8a8.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/2dlophu.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/ohgms.png

Chadillaccc Feb 22, 2015 5:09 PM

http://i.cbc.ca/1.1909744.1380869182...-city-hall.jpg
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...self-1.2442478

SkahHigh Feb 22, 2015 5:16 PM

^so sad they got rid of the old one, I guess it had become too small. The new one doesn't look very good IMO...

kool maudit Feb 22, 2015 5:32 PM

http://galenf.com/sept08/cpn43.jpg

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/DSC07398.JPG

csbvan Feb 22, 2015 5:34 PM

Vancouver:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8653/...de5a4979_b.jpgVancouver City Hall #architecture #vancouver #vancouverarchitecture by Paul Krueger, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/...1075c51b_b.jpgVancouver City Hall by John Bollwitt, on Flickr

Victoria:

http://www.nathanphilpsphotography.c...59358809-3.jpg
http://www.nathanphilpsphotography.c...2359#h21572359

thegx Feb 22, 2015 5:36 PM

Edmonton:

http://files.uai20.webnode.com/20000...9a/9339241.jpg

http://files.uai20.webnode.com/20000...9a/9339241.jpg

http://www.darcyleck.com/images/arch...Hall-lobby.jpg

http://www.darcyleck.com/images/arch...Hall-lobby.jpg

speedog Feb 22, 2015 5:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkahHigh (Post 6924668)
^so sad they got rid of the old one, I guess it had become too small. The new one doesn't look very good IMO...

Actually, the old Calgary city hall is still there and still in use.

matt602 Feb 22, 2015 5:51 PM

Basically if you took London's city hall and pushed down on it, making it spread out a bit and gave it a much bigger forecourt, you get Hamilton's (well ok, not a great comparison but they both have the council chambers on stilts in front thing):

http://archiseek.com/wp-content/gall...ilton/0033.jpg (archiseek.com entry on hamilton city hall)

http://i.cbc.ca/1.2457334.1386681819.../city-hall.jpg(cbc.ca)

She's nothing compared to old city hall though:

http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/images/ch3Layer1.jpg(hamiltonpostcards.com)

someone123 Feb 22, 2015 6:04 PM

Since Vancouver has already been done, here's one of Halifax's city hall:

http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f...0_0.00_jpg_srz
Source

From the street:

http://www.copycatdigital.ca/gallery...e/cityhall.jpg
Source

SkahHigh Feb 22, 2015 6:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedog (Post 6924697)
Actually, the old Calgary city hall is still there and still in use.

I know it's still there, it's in the foreground of the picture Chad posted. Good to know it's still in use.

le calmar Feb 22, 2015 6:11 PM

http://www.lille.fr/files/content/sh...e-drapeaux.jpg
lille.fr

Echoes Feb 22, 2015 6:14 PM

Saskatoon

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/...3fdfbefa_b.jpg
IMG_2480
by echoes320, on Flickr

haljackey Feb 22, 2015 6:15 PM

A few from around London

St Thomas
http://stthomas.ca/sites/stthomas.ci...w-cityhall.jpg

Strathroy
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3655/...d01e2fe4_z.jpg

St Marys
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...-city-hall.jpg

Stratford
http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.62246...x550,075,f.jpg

SignalHillHiker Feb 22, 2015 6:34 PM

Our Confederation Building was based on Vancouver's City Hall. If only ours was half as good looking... I love that building, and generally don't appreciate that sort of style.

I love Stratford's too.

Halifax's has one of the best settings.

http://i60.tinypic.com/4k8fuw.jpg
Bing Bird's Eye View

It seems Edmonton's is well-placed as well:

http://i62.tinypic.com/b9i0s4.jpg
Bing Bird's Eye View

csbvan Feb 22, 2015 6:40 PM

Stratford's is gorgeous

king10 Feb 22, 2015 6:49 PM

Vancouver and Stratford are amazing.

Franco401 Feb 22, 2015 7:03 PM

Moncton

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN_rJCjgxa...onCityHall.jpg

Saint John, recently reapainted to look like this

http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Transition.../NBM-F25-4.JPG

Saint John [Old, soon to be condos]

http://www.historicplaces.ca/hpimage...5048_Large.jpg

Fredericton

https://celebratecanada.files.wordpr...-city-hall.jpg

SkahHigh Feb 22, 2015 7:03 PM

Absolutely love Stratford's!

In my opinion, the most unique in Canada:

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2010/11/20101102-potd.jpg

I used to dislike it... But it's unique architecture, it's presence, it's interaction with the public (Nathan Phillips Square) and the fact that it represents a symbol for TO (the city logo) make it special.


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