Brisbane City Hall
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Brisbane City Hall, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is the seat of the Brisbane City Council. It is located adjacent to King George Square, where the rectangular City Hall has its main entrance.[2] The City Hall also has frontages and entrances in both Ann Street and Adelaide Street. The building design is based on a combination of the Roman Pantheon, and St Mark's Campanile in Venice and is considered one of Brisbane's finest buildings.[3] It was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1978[citation needed] and on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.[4] It is also iconic for its Westminster chimes which sound on the quarter-hour.
Brisbane City Hall | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
Location | King George Square, Brisbane |
Address | Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, Queensland |
Coordinates | 27.46885°S 153.023602°E / -27.46885; 153.023602 |
Construction started | 29 July 1920 |
Inaugurated | 8 April 1930 |
Renovated | 6 April 2013 |
Cost | A£1,000,000 |
Owner | Brisbane City Council |
Height | 91 m |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas Ramsay Hall George Gray Prentice |
Architecture firm | Hall & Prentice |
Structural engineer |
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Other designers | Bruce Dellit, Peter Kaad, Emil Sodersten, Noel Wilson |
Main contractor | Arthur Midson D.D. Carrick |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Megan Jones, Scott MacArthur (2010–2013)[1] |
Website | |
brisbane.qld.gov.au/cityhall |
The building has been used for royal receptions, pageants, orchestral concerts, the Lord Mayor's Seniors Christmas Concerts, civic greetings, flower shows, school graduations and political meetings. In 2008, it was discovered that the building had severe structural problems. After a three-year restoration, it re-opened on 6 April 2013.