Savannah City Hall, Municipal building in Savannah, United States.
Savannah City Hall is a Renaissance Revival government building on Bay Street in downtown Savannah, Georgia, with walls of limestone and granite. It stands six stories tall and is topped by a dome covered in 23-karat gold leaf, which makes it easy to spot from several blocks away.
The building replaced an earlier structure called the City Exchange, which had stood on the same site since 1799 and served as a customs house and post office. By the early 1900s, the city needed a larger and more formal seat of government, so construction began on the current building.
Inside, a gallery displays portraits of every mayor since the late 18th century, hung along a corridor that visitors can walk through. The collection gives a sense of how the city has been governed across generations, with faces and names tied to specific eras.
The building is on Bay Street, at the eastern edge of the main downtown area, and is easy to reach on foot from the historic squares. Public spaces inside are generally open during weekday business hours, so a short visit to see the interior is possible without any special arrangements.
The original plans included decorative sculptures of chariots and horses meant to sit on top of the building, but they were cut from the project before construction was finished to reduce costs. As a result, the roofline is much plainer than the architects first intended, though the gold dome still draws the eye.
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