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| Seattle City Hall | |
|---|---|
 Seattle City Hall in 2008 | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| Alternative names | Seattle Municipal Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Government offices |
| Location | 600 Fourth Avenue Seattle Civic Center Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′18″N122°19′47″W / 47.605061°N 122.329820°W /47.605061; -122.329820 |
| Construction started | 2003 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Cost | US$73 million |
| Owner | City of Seattle |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Floor area | 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Bassetti Architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (landscape architect) |
| Main contractor | Hoffman Construction Company |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Seattle City Hall (also known as theSeattle Municipal Building) is the home of the offices of themayor andcity council ofSeattle, Washington, located between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue in thedowntown area of the city. Most city departments have their offices in the nearbySeattle Municipal Tower. In 2003, the Seattle city government moved into a new, "green" city hall building. Until 1962, the city government operated from theKing County Courthouse, alongside theKing County government.[citation needed] The new City Hall and Plaza, together with the adjacent Seattle Municipal Tower,Seattle Justice Center, and (unbuilt) Civic Square, comprise theSeattle Civic Center.
