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| Sidewalk outside the Buffalo City Hall, NY, USA |
While planning for our short visit to the city of Buffalo, my husband was doing his research on where and what we should visit in that city.
" We must visit the Buffalo City Hall!" My husband said to me excitedly.
" Why? What is there to see at a city hall?" I questioned.
We usually do not visit a city hall during our travel.
However, listening to my spouse's suggestion, I obliged.
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| The Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA |
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| An imposing entrance to the City Hall, Buffalo |
We went there on the morning of the second day of our visit to the city.
I was glad we did!
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| The ceiling in the lobby is highly decorated |
The Buffalo City Hall is an impressive building.
It is one of the most outstanding Art Deco buildings in the United Stated of America.
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| Ground floor of the City Hall, Buffalso |
The Buffalo City Hall is a thirty story tall building.
In its designing phase, a total of 34 architects and engineers were employed at times working on the building which was completed in 1931 at a cost of US$ 7 millions.
It has a highly decorated lobby with wall murals and painted domed ceilings depicted with native arts and symbols.
Other than the highly decorated lobby, the Buffalo City Hall has an observation deck on its 28th floor and is opened to the public.
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| We walked the stairs up to the 28th floor Observation Deck |
However, the building's elevators do not go up to the 28th floor. They only go up to the 25th floor.
We got off the elevator on the 25th floor and walked the stairs up to the 28th floor of the building.
The climb up to the observation deck was not boring at all.
As we walked up the stairs, we could take our time reading the explanations and looking at the life size pictures on the wall.
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| Visiting the Buffalo City Hall was like getting a history lesson |
We learned about a few famous people and inventors born and raised in Buffalo.
On the 28th Floor, there was
" Windows on History" - a pictorial exhibit on Buffalo all around the walls.
There were good explanations about the history and important landmarks in the city.
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| Overlooking the Court House from the 28th floor Observation Deck |
The best part was going to the outside observation deck and viewing the city from above.
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| View of Buffalo from the 28th floor of the Buffalo City Hall |
The view of Buffalo was spectacular from the 28th floor!
We saw the Liberty Building of Buffalo.
I think we even saw Toronto's tallest's building, CN Tower from there as well!
Being on top of the 28th floor, we had an unobstructed view of the city and the surrounding area below.
Since it was a clear day, we had an excellent 360 degree view of the city of Buffalo.
We saw many interesting buildings of the city.
After visiting the Observation Deck at the City Hall, we explored other parts of the building.
A nice newly renovated cafeteria in the basement floor of the Buffalo City Hall provides visitors to the building with plenty of seating and a place to rest.
On the day we visited, there was a good selection of food for snacks and lunches at reasonable prices.
Unlike other observation decks in many US cities that charge between US$15.00 to 20.00 per head, the admission to this observation deck is free!
It was a great visit to the Buffalo City Hall and we enjoyed it!
This is a must see attraction in Buffalo. I highly recommend it!
R.T.
Buffalo City Hall.
Buffalo, NY
USA
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