![]() ![]() ![]() In June 2011, Mayor Boris Johnson announced that for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the building would be called London House. Despite its name, City Hall is not in and does not serve a city ( according to UK law), often adding to the confusion of Greater London with the City of London, which has its headquarters at Guildhall. ![]() It opened in July 2002, two years after the Greater London Authority was created, and was leased rather than owned by the Greater London Authority. History Ĭity 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. The Southwark location is ultimately owned by the government of Kuwait. ![]() The decision was confirmed on 3 November 2020 and the GLA vacated City Hall on 2 December 2021. 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. It is located in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. ![]()
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