Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton

Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton (must see)

Edmonton's City Hall was designed by Dub Architects, and completed in 1992. It features two steel and glass pyramids, one 43 meters high (ground to peak), on top of a three-story concrete structure. One pyramid provides natural light for the main atrium, the other for the council chambers. The building also features a 200-foot clock tower topped with a 25-bell carillon.

Edmonton's City Hall met with some controversy when it was first announced. The original designs called for the building to be topped with five cones. The cones were meant to pay tribute to the tipis that the First Nations once lived in the site. The design met with much negative feedback from the public, and was dubbed "the Cone Dome" by the press. Dub Architects then revised their design to replace the cones with the pyramids. The design was received much more warmly by the public, and was dubbed "Pyramid Power" by the press.
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Sight Name: Edmonton City Hall
Sight Location: Edmonton, Canada (See walking tours in Edmonton)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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The capital city of Alberta province, nicknamed "Canada's Festival City" for its year-round slate of festivals, Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational hub. Among its landmarks are the Royal Alberta Museum reflecting the region's aboriginal culture and natural history, the futuristic-looking Art Gallery of Alberta, renowned for its First Nations art, and more. To...  view more

Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 6.2 Km or 3.9 Miles