About 30 results for ‘Seat of local government’
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Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or (more rarely) a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city town or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments, and their employees. It also usually functions as the base of the mayor of a city, town, borough, or county. By convention, until the mid 19th-century, a single large open chamber (or 'hall') formed an integral part of the building housing the council. The hall may be used for council meetings and other significant events. This large chamber, the 'town hall', (and its later variant 'city hall') has become synonymous with the whole building, and with the administrative body housed in it. The terms 'council chambers', 'municipal building' or variants may be used locally in preference to 'town hall' if no such large hall is present within the building. Sometimes, like Birmingham Town Hall in the English Midlands, municipal buildings act as a public social venue and as a building completely separate from the administrative centre; Birmingham uses the Council House for local governance. The local government may endeavour to use the townhall building to promote and enhance the quality of life of the community. In many cases, "'town halls' serve not only as buildings for government functions, but also have facilities for various civic and cultural activities. These may include art shows, stage performances, exhibits and festivals. Modern town halls or "civic centres" are often designed with a great variety and flexibility of purpose in mind. As symbols of local government, city and town halls have distinctive architecture, and the buildings may have great historical significance - for example the Guildhall, London. City hall buildings may also serve as cultural icons that symbolize their cities as is the case with Toronto City Hall, Brussels Town Hall, Philadelphia City Hall, and Los Angeles City Hall, that have been featured in Hollywood films.
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COLLECTION ARTISTIQUE / 1247 - VALLEE DE LA TINEE - LA TO...
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Balcony
- House
- Individual
- La Tour, Alpes-Maritimes
- Mountain
- School
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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COINCY - MAIRIE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Balcony
- Bell (instrument)
- Clock
- Coincy, Aisne
- Seat of local government
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Les invités attendant la noce
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Conversation
- Man
- Seat of local government
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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VUE D'UN FEU D'ARTIFICE TIRE A PARIS (titre inscrit, en c...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Facade
- Fireworks
- Paris
- Party
- Seat of local government
- Town square
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- Date:
- 18th century
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VUE D'UN FEU D'ARTIFICE TIRE A PARIS (titre inscrit, en c...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Facade
- Fireworks
- Paris
- Party
- Seat of local government
- Town square
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Le mariage à la municipalité (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Marriage
- Mayor
- Seat of local government
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- Date:
- 19th century
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HOTEL-DE-VILLE D'ARRAS (Pas-de-Calais) (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arras
- Seat of local government
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CONCOURS DE SAPEURS-POMPIERS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Building
- Firefighter
- Flower
- Seal (emblem)
- Seat of local government
- Social group
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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DÉPART DE LA GARDE MOBILE pour la gare de Strasbourg, aoû...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Clarion (instrument)
- Family
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Man
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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7 TROYES. - La Cheminée de l'Hôtel de Ville
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chimney
- Sculpture
- Seat of local government
- Troyes
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE - HOTEL DE VILLE & BEFFROI
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Clock
- Individual
- Platanus
- Seat of local government
- Town square
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51. MARSEILLE - La Mairie
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Barrel
- Marseille
- Port (disambiguation)
- Seat of local government
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Arrivée des Américains, mairie de Senlis, 31 août 1944
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crowd
- Flag
- Seat of local government
- Senlis, Oise
- Serviceman
- World War II
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Arrivée des Américains, devant la mairie de Senlis, 1er s...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bicycle
- Child
- Man
- Seat of local government
- Senlis, Oise
- Serviceman
- …
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Arrivée des Américains, devant la mairie de Senlis, 1er s...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Seat of local government
- Senlis, Oise
- Serviceman
- Street
- Woman
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Arrivée des Américains, devant la mairie de Senlis, 1er s...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crowd
- Flag
- Man
- Seat of local government
- Senlis, Oise
- Serviceman
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Arrivée des Américains, devant la mairie de Senlis, 2 sep...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
- Seat of local government
- Senlis, Oise
- Serviceman
- Street
- Woman
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L'Hôtel de ville (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Drink
- House
- Seat of local government
- Statue
- Tower
- Town square
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Romains, Gaulois et Germains dans une colonie romaine sur...
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- Portrayed subject:
- City
- Drink
- Folk costume
- Gauls
- Man
- Seat of local government
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- assiette (ronde, historiée)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Marriage
- Mayor
- Seat of local government
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Les Grenouilles qui demandent un Roi, III, 4 (Le texte de...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crowd
- Election
- Flag
- Mayor
- Seat of local government
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Château-Thierry - La rue du pont
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Automobile
- Château-Thierry
- City
- Park
- Retail
- Seat of local government
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Château-Thierry - La rue du pont et la tour Balhan
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell (instrument)
- Château-Thierry
- Clock
- Seat of local government
- Tower
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Célébration militaire sur la place de la mairie de Salins
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Jura Mountains
- Parliament
- Salins-les-Bains
- Seat of local government
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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