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Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane City Hall: Official opening of City Hall Brisbane, Queensland, 1930 (27358934683)
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City hall · Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane City Hall

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1920–30
Declared purpose
City hall
Today
Survives, city hall and museum
Build time
About 10 years
Region
Australia/NZ
Architect of record
Hall & Prentice, architects: about when credited (1920, born ). Build time on record: about 10 years.All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A sandstone city hall with a tall clock tower and a copper-domed auditorium.

  1. Clock tower

    It was the tallest building in Brisbane for decades.

  2. Round hall

    Its auditorium is circular.

Questions worth asking

  • Why a round hall?

Possible original uses

  • City hall

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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