Calgary City Hall, Town hall with clock tower in downtown Calgary, Canada

Calgary City Hall is a four-storey civic building on Macleod Trail SE, faced in Paskapoo sandstone from the Bone and Oliver Quarry around a steel frame. Architect William M. Dodd gave it a symmetrical Richardsonian Romanesque form with an elevated main floor, a single clock tower holding a Seth Thomas clock, recessed bands of windows, and stone arches and keystones carved with the city's coat of arms. Inside are a cast-iron staircase and skylit rotundas.

Construction of this town hall began in 1907 on the site of the original town hall and was completed in 1911. The project reflected Calgary's growth and its need for a modern administrative center.

The entrance plaque commemorates Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Lambert Boyle and the 10th Battalion, CEF, recruited from Calgary and Winnipeg; Boyle, a Calgary-area rancher, was killed at the 2nd Battle of Ypres. A cannon once stood near the front entrance before being replaced by a fountain, and 210 palm trees were planted on the grounds, one surviving until 1935.

This building sits in downtown Calgary and is easy to reach when walking through the city center. Visitors should plan time to appreciate the architecture and be aware that it remains an active administrative building.

A time capsule was placed in the cornerstone during construction in 1908 and remained sealed for over 110 years until workers opened it during restoration work in 2018. The capsule held objects from the construction era and revealed details about early Calgary.