Orlando City Hall is the headquarters of the City of Orlando government. The downtown city hall is a 9 floor, postmodern building constructed by Lincoln Property Company and completed in 1992.[1][2] The building is located in downtown Orlando at the CNL Center City Commons building complex, on the corner of South Orange Avenue and South Street.
| Orlando City Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Address | 400 South Orange Avenue Orlando, Florida 32801 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 28°32′15″N 81°22′47″W / 28.537590°N 81.379596°W |
| Construction started | 1989 |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Cost | US$32 million |
| Height | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | HKS, Inc. |
| Website | |
| cityoforlando | |
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Heller Manus Architects was the design architect. The building design, reminiscent of the great civic architecture of the past, features a 120-foot copper dome and handsome sculptural granite aggregate precast concrete panels. Visitors enter the building through the ‘Great Room’, a rotunda-like space that acts as the city’s formal and informal living room. This space features a dramatic grand staircase that leads to the city council chambers.
Construction of the $32 million city hall was overseen by assistant city attorney Lew Oliver[3] and was financed with revenue bonds.[4]
The previous eight-story city hall building was blown up in the opening scene of Lethal Weapon 3.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c "Orlando City Hall". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Snyder, Jack (October 19, 1992). "Lincoln A Step Ahead Of Development Bust Company Shifts Quickly To Management Services". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Benedick, Robin (April 19, 1992). "Oliver To Step Down As Assistant City Attorney Lauded For Overseeing Construction Of The New Orlando City Hall , The Republican Says He May Run For Congress". Orlando, FL. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Mitchell , Renee (February 3, 1989). "An Old Hand May Get City Hall Job - Developer Built 2 Orlando Projects". Orlando, FL. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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