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In small towns, the town hall may also incorporate other functions, such as a
post office.
A small town's administration, police department, and
fire station in one building.
A 'city hall' or 'town hall' is the
headquarters of a
city or
town's
administration and usually houses the
city or town council, its associated departments and their employees. It is also usually the base of the city, town,
borough, or
county mayor.
In
North America, a hall is labeled a "city" or "town" hall depending on the size or legal type of the
municipality it serves. City halls are usually found in larger cities and town halls in smaller
urban areas.
In the
United Kingdom,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Hong Kong, and many
Commonwealth countries, "town hall" is the more common term.
County Council administrations in the UK are generally based in a building, by analogy, called "County Hall".
Among exceptions are:
★ The
City of London's
Guildhall, where the building's name is used. City Hall is the seat of the
Mayor of London and
Mansion House the home of the
Lord Mayor.
★
Brisbane, where the
Brisbane City Hall is an example of an Australian local council that has a "city hall".
★
Birmingham,
England, where
Birmingham Town Hall is a
concert hall and the city's administration is housed in the City of Birmingham
Council House.
★
Cheltenham, England, where the
Town Hall is an
assembly rooms and the
borough council is housed in the "Municipal Offices".
Alternatively, there are "town" halls to be found in cities such as
Manchester,
Leeds,
Sheffield,
Melbourne, and
Sydney.
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Language
"City hall" can be used by
metonymy for "municipal government" or for
government in general, as in the
idiom "You can't fight city hall". "Town hall" tends to have less formal connotations (cf.
Town meeting).
Gallery of city and town halls around the world
''(in alphabetical order)''
As symbols of
local government, many city and town halls have distinctive
architecture.
External links
See also
★
Town Meeting
★
Royal Palace of Amsterdam (was a town hall and for a long time the largest (public) administrative building in Europe)
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