Orlando City Hall

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Orlando City Hall
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Orlando City Hall
General information
Architectural style Postmodern
Address400 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 28°32′15″N81°22′47″W / 28.537590°N 81.379596°W / 28.537590; -81.379596
Construction started1989
Completed1992
Opened1992
CostUS$32 million
Height156 ft (48 m)
Technical details
Floor count9
Design and construction
Architecture firm HKS, Inc.
Website
cityoforlando.net
References
[1] [2]

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.

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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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  2. 1 2 Snyder, Jack (October 19, 1992). "Lincoln A Step Ahead Of Development Bust Company Shifts Quickly To Management Services". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.