City Hall, Bristol

[3] It was designed by Vincent Harris in a Neo-Georgian style, with a concrete frame clad with very wide, thin bricks, with Portland stone dressings and a steep leaded hipped roof.[1] The ceremonial entrance overlooks the moat and leads into the reception hall which is lined with local Doulting stone and paved with black and white Italian marble.It also features a blue and gold wall clock, encircled by the signs of the zodiac and equipped with its own wind indicator.The walls of the Lord Mayor's Reception Room are panelled in English walnut and there is a colourful frieze displaying the heraldry of the Bristol trade guilds, and, in gold leaf, the names of famous Bristolians.[5] The building was originally known as the Council House, but was renamed City Hall by George Ferguson, CBE, the Mayor of Bristol, on his first day in office on 19 November 2012.
The rear of the Bristol City Hall from Cabot Tower
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