City Hall, London
City Hall, London may refer to: *City Hall, London (Newham), a building in Newham that has been the headquarters of the Greater London Authority since 2022 *City Hall, London (Southwark), a building in Southwark that was the headquarters of the Greater London Authority between 2002 and 2021 *City Hall is a metonym for the Greater London Authority The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym "City Hall", is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London. It consists of two political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Sadiq Khan) and t ...

City Hall, London (Newham)
City Hall, in the London Borough of Newham in east London, east London, is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA), the regional government for Greater London. It replaced the City Hall, London (Southwark), previous City Hall, in Southwark in 2022. The building opened in 2012 and was previously an exhibition centre for sustainable architecture, known as The Crystal. At the time it opened, it was the first building in the world to reach the highest sustainable award level (see LEED and BREEAM). It was bought by the GLA in 2019 for the docklands redevelopment project. The building is situated next to the redeveloped Royal Victoria Dock in Canning Town. The northern terminus of the London cable car, and the Royal Victoria DLR station, Royal Victoria station, the Docklands Light Railway and Custom House railway station on the Elizabeth Line are within walking distance. It is close to the London City Airport. History Exhibition and conference centre The Crystal was bu ...
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City Hall, London (Southwark)
City Hall is a building in Southwark, London which previously served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA) between July 2002 and December 2021 (GLA are now located at now located on Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE). It is located in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. In June 2020, the Greater London Authority started a consultation on proposals to vacate City Hall and move to The Crystal, a GLA owned property in Newham, at the end of 2021. The decision was confirmed on 3 November 2020 and the GLA vacated City Hall on 2 December 2021. The Southwark location is ultimately owned by the government of Kuwait. History City Hall was designed by Norman Foster and was constructed at a cost of £43 million on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London. It opened in July 2002, two years after the Greater London Authority was created, and was leased rather than owned by the Greater London ...
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