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'''City Hall''' is a building in [[Southwark]],
==History==
The City Hall building was designed by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]] and was constructed at a cost of £43 million<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Ijw0_MjOtlMJ:www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-04/sb04-60.pdf+construction+cost+of+GLA+city+hall&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi4vu_Sk2l-MlW8fgbTuCZEj "SPICe Briefing" Retrieved 1 March 2010
In June 2011, Mayor [[Boris Johnson]] announced that for the duration of the London [[2012 Olympic Games]], the building would be called ''London House''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5238 |title=City Hall to be renamed 'London House' during 2012 Olympics |date=15 April 2011 |publisher=London SE1 |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref>
In November 2020, Mayor of London [[Sadiq Khan]] announced plans to vacate City Hall at the end of 2021 and relocate to [[The Crystal]] in the [[Royal Victoria Dock]]s area of [[East London]].<ref>{{ ==Design==
[[File: City Hall, London, Spiral Staircase - 4.jpg|thumb|The interior helical staircase of City Hall]]
The building has an unusual, bulbous shape, purportedly intended to reduce its surface area and thus improve [[Energy conservation|energy efficiency]], although the excess energy consumption caused by the exclusive use of glass (in a double
A {{convert|500|m|adj=on}} [[Helix|helical]] [[walkway]] ascends the full ten storeys. At the top is an exhibition and meeting space with an open viewing deck that was occasionally open to the public. The ramp could not be used as intended for security reasons.<ref name=moore>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=Testicle reprieved? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/02/ridley-scott-napoleon-is-no-macbeth-history-architecture-film |access-date=2 December 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=2 December 2023}}</ref> 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 (building)|Reichstag]] (parliament), when Germany's capital was moved back to Berlin. In 2006 it was announced that [[photovoltaic cell]]s would be fitted to the building by the [[London Climate Change Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www-edie-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.edie.net/amp-news/2/Solar-panels-to-power-Londons-City-Hall/11996/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edie.net%2Fnews%2F2%2FSolar-panels-to-power-Londons-City-Hall%2F11996%2F|title=Solar panels to power London's City Hall|publisher=Edie|access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
In 2023, St Martins Property announced that the architectural firms of [[Gensler]] and LDA Design had completed a plan to redesign the unused structure as a mixed-use office and retail building. It was intended to replace the iconic spiral with leafy terraces<ref name=moore/> and replace the glazing with different materials.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Highfield |first1=Anna |title=Gensler unveils design to remake Foster’s City Hall building |journal=Architects Journal |date=28 November 2023 |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/gensler-unveils-design-to-retrofit-fosters-former-city-hall-building |access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref>
==Location==
The building is located on The Queen's Walk, a part of the extended pedestrianised south-side embankment of the [[River Thames]] in the [[London Borough of Southwark
==In popular culture==
In 2015, City Hall acted as location for the fictional HQ of the Joint Intelligence Service in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''. The building appeared taller, and in a different Thames-side location in the movie through the use of [[Computer-generated imagery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=11734|title=Spectre shoots at London City Hall|work=MI6 |date=18 April 2015|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> In 2016 the walkways were filled with musicians during [[Open House London]] in a site-specific work by British composer Samuel Bordoli, which explored the unique acoustic of the structure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open House: Live Music Sculpture concert held at the GLA, City Hall |date=September 16, 2016 |url=https://www.jesticowhiles.com/news/open-house-live-music-sculpture-concert-held-at-the-gla-city-hall/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Jestico + Whiles |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110163745/https://www.jesticowhiles.com/news/open-house-live-music-sculpture-concert-held-at-the-gla-city-hall/ |archive-date=2024-01-10 }}</ref> In 2018, the final selection for the television show [[The Apprentice (British TV series)|''The Apprentice'']]
It is featured in the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' games ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the London Loop racecourse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mariowiki.com/Tour_London_Loop#London_Loop|title=Tour London Loop |work=Super Mario Wiki |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ayuntamiento y Shard, Londres, Inglaterra, 2014-08-11, DD 076.JPG|Southwark bank of the [[River Thames]], near [[Tower Bridge]]
File:Tower Bridge from London City Hall 2015.jpg|
File:City Hall, London.jpg|A view of City Hall in London from the
File:City.hall.london.arp.jpg|A view from the high walkway of
File:GLA Chamber.jpg|The debating chamber inside the building
File:City Hall -Side View- in Miniland, Legoland Windsor.JPG|Model of London City Hall in [[Legoland Windsor]]
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