ity Hall is more than simply an architectural achievement, it is a museum of artwork as well.

Integrated into the building are over 250 marble carvings of animal and human figures in addition to the usual scrollwork and reliefs common to architectural designs of the period.

Keystones, spandrels, panels, columns, and sculptures adorn City Hall's elevations and entrance portals. Symbolic images of continents, racial groups, and judicial processes, the sculptures portray alagorical themes expressing the city's glory and contemporary world role as well as specific building functions.

Some of the sculpture is found inside the portals and is explained in the virtual tour. Most of the sculpture adorns the exterior elevations - the center pavilions and corner pavilions as well as the tower.

These pages will help you locate and understand some of Calder's work on the building's exterior.

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