In front of you is the building of the New York City Hall.  The first city hall was built by the Dutch in the middle of the 17th century for New Amsterdam.  Later, the city hall at the beginning of the 18th century was housed in the new administrative building on Wall Street, now called Federal Hall.  We have already discussed this building with you.  But several years later in 1810  a decision was to taken to build a new building for the City Hall.A competition for design was announced and was won by two talented architects, the American John McComb, Jr.  and the Frenchman Joseph Francois Mangin.  For their best submission, they received the enormous prize of 350 dollars.  The administration of the city moved into the new building in 1812. Now excursions are held in City Hall, in which you will be able to see the grand marble hall, the office of the governor and admire the panoramic view of the Brooklyn Bridge.Photo New York - City Hall by Roger W is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0