County Hall - Sightseeing, London Landmarks

County Hall

uilding work on County Hall began in 1912 to provide a home for the offices of the London County Council. More recently the L.C.C. became the G.L.C. (Greater London Council), an elected body whose job it was to run London.

Following power struggles between the socialist run G.L.C. and the Conservative national government, the G.L.C. was abolished in 1986.

A Japanese developer has now bought the building. The interior is being converted into two hotels, a restaurant, luxury apartments and the Namco Station, an amusement centre containing virtual reality computer games, simulator rides and ten-pin bowling.

The London Aquarium has just opened below County Hall. The £25 million aquarium holds thousands of specimens including piranhas, stingrays and sharks.

To celebrate the new century, The Millennium Wheel, a giant big wheel with superb views of London, has been built next to County Hall.

Location: South Bank, London, SE1 7PB