Blog 2 #8 Creed Harland – H. H. Richardson – Albany City Hall

One of Richardsons works that lies outside of Massachusetts, the Albany city hall was built between 1880-1883. With this building being built during the height of his architecture career he employed the same Romanesque type architecture that made his buildings stand apart and popular to this day. With the 202-foot tall tower that contains one of the countries few carillons it is made up of a three story building that lets you be able to look from one floor to another across a wide open atrium. It makes you awe inspired as you see the inside of the building still with its pristine white colors and woodwork that lines the railings. Each window has its own individual arches and stonework that will keep you walking around it finding new details with each pass by it.

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