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'''City Hall''' is a neighborhood in southern [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City]]. It is bordered to the north by Emerald Street ([[Little Italy]]), to the west by [[Union Drive West]] ([[Castle Garden City]]), to the south by Barium Street ([[The Exchange]]), and to the east by Columbus Avenue ([[Chinatown]]). | '''City Hall''' is a neighborhood in southern [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City]]. It is bordered to the north by Emerald Street ([[Little Italy]]), to the west by [[Union Drive West]] ([[Castle Garden City]]), to the south by Barium Street ([[The Exchange]]), and to the east by Columbus Avenue ([[Chinatown]]). | ||
==Character== | ==Character and points of interest== | ||
City Hall is the government seat of [[Liberty City]] and, as such, is a center of political activity in the city. | City Hall is the government seat of [[Liberty City]] and, as such, is a center of political activity in the city. The neighborhood serves as the civic center of not only Algonquin, but the entirety of Liberty City. The neighborhood is primarily commercial and governmental in nature, but a few residential sectors exist along its eastern face, while the centerpiece of the district is a delta-shaped park bordered by Liberty Lane, Emerald Street, and Denver Avenue. | ||
City Hall's most prominent landmarks includes a low-rise town hall at the northern edge of the park, and a towering municipal complex to the east, which is distinguished by its street level central arch and cylindrical crown. Both buildings are presumed to house the city's administrative organizations. | |||
The [[Civic Citadel]], located on Liberty Lane between Diamond and Calcium Streets, is a major tourist attraction, as well as a shopping destination with many stores present in its ground concourse. | The [[Civic Citadel]], located on Liberty Lane between Diamond and Calcium Streets, is a major tourist attraction, as well as a shopping destination with many stores present in its ground concourse. | ||
== | ==Influences== | ||
City Hall is a very detailed, accurate imitation of [[wp:Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center, Manhattan]]. Landmarks duplicated in the district include [[wp:New York City Hall|New York City Hall]], the [[wp:Manhattan Municipal Building|Manhattan Municipal Building]] (located across Denver Avenue from the park), the [[Civic Citadel]] ([[wp:Woolworth Building|Woolworth Building]]) looming the background, and the delta-shaped New York City Hall Park, which imitation forms the heart of the district. | City Hall is a very detailed, accurate imitation of [[wp:Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center, Manhattan]]. Landmarks duplicated in the district include [[wp:New York City Hall|New York City Hall]], the [[wp:Manhattan Municipal Building|Manhattan Municipal Building]] (located across Denver Avenue from the park), the [[Civic Citadel]] ([[wp:Woolworth Building|Woolworth Building]]) looming the background, and the delta-shaped New York City Hall Park, which imitation forms the heart of the district. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|GTA III—GTA Vice City Stories rendition of Liberty City]], a building similarly based on the New York City Hall building exists on the edge of [[Belleville Park]] in [[Staunton Island]] (the equivalent to Manhattan in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]). | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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City Hall (GTA4) (southwestwards).jpg|The skyline along Liberty Lane, as viewed to the southwest. The [[Civic Citadel]] is visible to the left. | |||
City Hall replica (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|GTA IV's rendition of the New York City Hall building. | |||
Municipal Building replica (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|GTA IV's rendition of the Manhattan Municipal Building. | |||
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{{Algonquin neighborhoods}} | {{Algonquin neighborhoods}} | ||
[[Category:Government]] | [[Category:Government]] | ||