Primăria Londrei

The City Hall in London makes a home for the Mayor of London and for the London Assembly. Although the building itself does not belong to the Greater London Authority (GLA), they lease it out for 25 years. The City Hall is located on the South bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster, one of Britain’s leading architects, whose aim was to create a building for the GLA that would become a new landmark for the capital. City Hall was opened in July 2002.

The building itself is 45 metres high, which gives space to 10 floors above the ground. One of the main features which make City Hall modern is environmentally friendliness. Beside the bulbous shape which helps to minimise the amount of the direct sunlight on the surface area, solar panels are also installed on the roof. ‘Scoop’, an oval amphitheatre, is the outdoor area of the City Hall. Exhibitions are usually held at ‘London’s Living Room’, at the top of the building, on topics relating to London.

Orsolya Vadocz