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Cardiff City Hall

Cardiff City Hall
Cardiff City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, serving as Cardiff's centre of local government since it opened in October 1906. Built of Portland stone, it is an important early example of the Edwardian Baroque style. In front of the entrance portico is a rectangular pool with fountains. They were created in July 1969 to mark the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.

The design, by the architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester, is inspired by English and French Renaissance architecture, but has in addition all the presence and confidence of the Edwardian period, when Cardiff’s prosperity from the coal industry was at its height. The dome is surmounted by a Welsh dragon, sculpted by HC Fehr.

The distinctive clock tower (seen in the PiP) is 59 m (194 ft) in height has a 3.7 m-diameter (12 ft) gilded dial on each of its four faces. The clock mechanism includes an hour bell and four quarter bells which are each inscribed with mottoes in English or Welsh. The building beyond the city hall is the National Museum.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall,_Cardiff

Cardiff city hall

Annaig56, niraK68, Ste, Rosalyn Hilborne and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo

Latest comments - All (13)
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Very impressive building Amelia and an excellent presentation in your shot.
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Excellent !
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Very well presented! The white Portland stone makes it look very inviting, especially with blue skies!
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Fabulous architecture. I haven't been to Cardiff for years. It must have changed so much since the 1980's :-))
6 years ago.
 Amelia
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This part of Cardiff won't have changed much at all, Rosa. There are strict guidelines as to what can happen. Mostly it's University buildings, and if there is any new construction it must be built or faced with Portland stone.
6 years ago.

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