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CITY HALL

901 Bagby Street, Downtown, Houston, TX
Ranked #87 of 138 attractions in Houston
3.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Government Buildings
Most recent review
- 21 May 2012
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19 reviews 19 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Houston's City Hall is appropriate for a city which refuses to act like a city, almost as if through its monumental construct some sense of discipline would magically emanate to the chaos around it. The plaza in front of the Hall with its magnificent oaks is quite pleasant, as is the reflecting pool at its center. Best visited when a... More

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Houston
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21 reviews 21 reviews
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

Old building, nothing special about the bums and protestors around it. Not a lot of parking, and plenty of wonderful things from the nearby bayou. More

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Houston, Texas
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33 reviews 33 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

Houston's Art Deco City Hall offers fascinating architecture inside and out. Even the doorknobs have the historic 1836 city seal on them. Definitely worth a walk through, including the beautiful city council chambers. More

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Kingwood, Texas
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28 reviews 28 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

Don't get excited. This is real business! We are not messing around here. Read your rights. See what the judge has to say! More

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Texas
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64 reviews 64 reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

Parking is sometimes an issue and it hasn't been (for my family) a 'go to' place. We live in a suburb of Houston, in another City, so we just don't have the need to go there anymore. It is a piece of historic Houston's past and functions on in the present. Nice mid-century architecture. More

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Houston
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

For a city of this size and differant rates of crime this city I would say City Hall is doing a great job .There well be always room for emprovement in some areas .Thak You ! City Hall for governing crime, child and family law ,cival and just keeping Houston a safe place to live. More

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Houston, TX :(
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10 reviews 10 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012

borring nothing special about it. it's there................ More

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