Vancouver City Hall

The City Hall is the city hall of Vancouver as well as the seat of the city council and the mayor. The twelve -storey, designed by Fred Townley building was built in 1936 in Art Deco style. It is located at the West 12th Avenue in the Mount Pleasant area, about 3 km south of the city center.

From 1929 the city council in Vancouver was built in 1911 Holden was domiciled Building on Hastings Street. But this building soon proved too small. On January 3, 1936, construction began on the new City Hall. Outside the building is a body set up by Charles Marega statue representing the British explorer George Vancouver. The monument was unveiled on 20 August 1936, Sir Percy Vincent, the Lord Mayor of London. Sir Percy, who was then staying in Vancouver to visit, the city also made some gifts. These included a staff of office and a branch " ... from a tree out of that grove where a falling apple Isaac Newton provided the inspiration for his theory of gravitation. " The staff of office and the branch are now kept still in the City Hall.

On December 1, 1936, after a construction period of only 330 days, the town hall was completed. Each exterior door is decorated with the coat of arms of the city of Vancouver, each door handle with a monogram of the building. The ceiling on the second floor of the center tower is covered with gold leaf from different mines in British Columbia. On January 2, 1937 George Clark Miller was the first mayor, who moved into the new City Hall. 1968-1970, a four-story wing was added to the east. Since March 1976, the building is a listed building.