City Hall houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council. Free tours of the central rotunda, the press room and council chambers

Architect Thom Mayne was awarded the 2005 Pritzker Prize for this monumental building with its glistening metal skin and hulking form.

Built in 1893, this building’s light-filled Victorian count rises 50 feet with open-cage elevators, marble stairs and ornate iron railings. In the true spirit of Los Angeles, it has been