Phoenix City Hall, the center of government for the city of Phoenix, Arizona, rises in front of you. This is a 20-floor, 368-foot (112-meter) building designed by the architectural firm Langdon Wilson. Construction began in 1992 and was completed in 1994, replacing the former city hall that is now known as Old City Hall.
The total cost to build City Hall and its adjacent parking garage, and to renovate Old City Hall, was US$83 million. Take a moment to feel how relatively new this seat of government is — finished in 1994 after a project that began in 1992 — and to notice the care taken to bring Old City Hall along through renovation. Additional city services are administered from the Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building, so this complex of civic functions stretches beyond the single tower before you.
Phoenix’s original city hall, once at 1st Street and Washington on Block 23, was demolished after the construction of Old City Hall, a reminder that downtown has reshaped itself through these decisions. Notice this tower's 20 floors and 368-foot presence, the renovated Old City Hall it replaced, and the nearby Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building that shares its civic duties.