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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. | 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 attraction, as well as a shopping destination with many stores present in its ground concourse. | The [[Civic Citadel]]/[[Woodworld Building]], located on Liberty Lane between Diamond and Calcium Streets, is a major attraction, as well as a shopping destination with many stores present in its ground concourse. | ||
==Influences== | ==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]] | 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), and [[wp:Woolworth Building|Woolworth Building]] (as the looming [[Civic Citadel]]/[[Woodworld Building]] the background), and the delta-shaped New York City Hall Park, which imitation forms the heart of the district. | ||
[[wp:26 Broadway|26 Broadway]] (Standard Oil Building) (simplified and reduced in size, with the crowning roof in the game's rendition also noticably toned down and featuring only stepped layers in place of a pitched roof), [http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2426/DSCF0152-250broadway-tothewest-319778-small.jpg 250 Broadway] and [http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1peKNJzpRFLv-BQkNux7MMxlzNPxrZI85pjfN8UxG1v9XuEg6Ynp6ZLQzu55xGoBOZ38II6y9IwoI 253 Broadway] are also reproduced and incorporated into the district. | [[wp:26 Broadway|26 Broadway]] (Standard Oil Building) (simplified and reduced in size, with the crowning roof in the game's rendition also noticably toned down and featuring only stepped layers in place of a pitched roof), [http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2426/DSCF0152-250broadway-tothewest-319778-small.jpg 250 Broadway] and [http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1peKNJzpRFLv-BQkNux7MMxlzNPxrZI85pjfN8UxG1v9XuEg6Ynp6ZLQzu55xGoBOZ38II6y9IwoI 253 Broadway] are also reproduced and incorporated into the district. | ||