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Dallas City Hall

Brutalist drama with a Moore sculpture out front — civic architecture with a movie career.

Free
To visit
Late day side light
Best time
Dallas
City
Downtown
Area

The story

Brutalist drama with a Moore sculpture out front — civic architecture with a movie career.

I.M. Pei's inverted pyramid of City Hall (1978) and the plaza with Henry Moore's sculpture. The building doubled as a futuristic exterior in RoboCop and remains one of Dallas's boldest civic statements.

Sources: City of Dallas — Iconic Landmarks (City Hall Plaza) · Wikimedia — DallasCityHallB.jpg

Dallas City Hall
Kent Wang / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
Dallas City Hall
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Visitor tips

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  • Hours: Plaza always; interior during business hours with security
  • Parking: City Hall garage
  • Best photo: Looking up the cantilevered facade
  • Best time: Late day side light
  • Free: Yes

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Address

1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201

Photo credit: Kent Wang / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0