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City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA) which comprises the Mayor of London and London Assembly. It is located in Southwark, stands on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. Designed by Norman Foster, it opened in July 2002.
The building has an unusual bulbous shape, intended to reduce its surface area and thus improve energy efficiency. It has been compared variously to Darth Vader's helmet,[citation needed] a misshapen egg, a woodlouse[citation needed] and a motorcycle helmet.[citation needed] Former mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a "glass testicle",[1][2] while the present mayor, Boris Johnson, has referred to it as "The Glass Gonad"[3] and more politely as "The Onion".[citation needed] Its designers reportedly saw the building as a giant sphere hanging over the Thames, but opted for a more conventionally rooted building instead. It has no front or back in conventional terms but derives its shape from a modified sphere.
City Hall was constructed on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London. The building does not belong to the GLA but is leased under a 25-year rent. It forms part of a larger development called More London, including offices and shops. Next to City Hall is a sunken amphitheatre called The Scoop, which is used in the summer months for open-air performances; it is not, however, part of the GLA's jurisdiction. The Scoop and surrounding landscape were designed by Townshend Landscape Architects.
On the top floor is a viewing platform that almost completely surrounds the building, and is open to the public on particular open house days.A 500-metre (1,640 ft) helical walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, ascends the full height of the building. At the top of the ten-story building is an exhibition and meeting space called "London's Living Room", with an open viewing deck which is occasionally open to the public. The walkway provides views of the interior of the building, and is intended to symbolise transparency; a similar device was used by Foster in his design for the rebuilt Reichstag (parliament) in Germany. In 2006 it was announced that solar photovoltaic cells would be fitted to the building by the London Climate Change Agency.[4]
Despite the name, City Hall is neither located in nor does it serve a city (as recognised by English constitutional law), often adding to the confusion of Greater London with the City of London, whose headquarters is in the Guildhall, north of the Thames. The predecessors of the Greater London Authority, namely the Greater London Council and the London County Council, had their headquarters at County Hall, upstream on the South Bank. Although County Hall's old council chamber is still intact, the building is unavailable for use by the GLA due to the building's conversion into, among other things, a luxury hotel, amusement arcade and aquarium.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(London)
London City Hall - Summer Stroll in Purple Trousers
03 Декабрь 2009, 03:05 Faisal! wow! Great angle
04 Декабрь 2009, 01:18 hiskinho Un edificio muy mol
05 Декабрь 2009, 00:25 Juan Rubiano Beautiful !
05 Декабрь 2009, 15:19 DolliaSH
Cool shot, nice angle. Amazing construction.
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06 Декабрь 2009, 08:41 alextmf1
Have a wonderful hoilday and see you soon!
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07 Декабрь 2009, 06:38 rich66 ~~ great shot, have a great holiday and look forward to seeing more of your work soon!
07 Декабрь 2009, 07:33 Brandon Godfrey cool slant David...great shot.
08 Декабрь 2009, 04:20 jacilluch
haha! Purple trousers! I like that building
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08 Декабрь 2009, 11:23 CarloAlessio77 se nota por el resultado !!!!
09 Декабрь 2009, 02:27 archer10 (Dennis) Amazing perspective!!!
09 Декабрь 2009, 04:45 pongsak at vajira
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09 Декабрь 2009, 09:27 Mike & Indy wow...amazing angle again..david..welldone..have a nice trip, enjoy your days at home and come back soon ....
09 Декабрь 2009, 09:53 almonkey Have a great holiday, enjoy your wine. Fantastic shot.
09 Декабрь 2009, 13:43 icon_st Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sgt. Peppers AMAZING IMAGES Club Band (Invited images Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!Superb angle - great graphical image.Have a wonderful holiday mate, sounds like it will be fun! I look forward to seeing your new holiday shots!
09 Декабрь 2009, 22:13 Mimmo Photo
Wow !! What is that? Awesome perspective.
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10 Декабрь 2009, 09:05 Blanchi.©. Low pressure
Wow BRAVO David
Wonderful image
11 Декабрь 2009, 05:52 Blanchi.©. Low pressure Un
11 Декабрь 2009, 08:21 Sareni Es la lente? o la sacas desde el suelo? jajaja...
11 Декабрь 2009, 21:08 ineedathis
One hack of the shot david, cool!
Have a nice day
Sorin
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12 Декабрь 2009, 20:41 Heniusia Wonderful image!
13 Декабрь 2009, 04:01 -Randy- Now that is one fantastic shot David, cool one my friend!
13 Декабрь 2009, 17:17 Lorenzo Salas WOW what a unique angle, it's magnificent David ! Very impressive and special, bravo !
14 Декабрь 2009, 13:41 Terry Cheng
amazing shot!!
love the angle!
15 Декабрь 2009, 04:42 rizwan shah El
15 Декабрь 2009, 12:01 [ja] Lovely perspective and nice sunny day. Have a wonderful holiday!
15 Декабрь 2009, 14:28 BlauEarth
oops...wow!!!
nice POV!!
cool colors too!! ; )
15 Декабрь 2009, 15:04 Daniela Duncan i just love how this thing looks!!! <3
16 Декабрь 2009, 08:32 Sir Cam WOW. Another dynamic shot:]
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