Beverly Hills City Hall

[2] Inside the building, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin called Torso of a Walking Man can be seen.

[3] In May 2013, the Beverly Hills City Council voted to add the building to its list of historical preservations.

[4] In the 1910s and 1920s, before this building was constructed, city administration services took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

[4] Yet five years later, a petition signed by 2,000 residents which was presented to the Beverly Hills City Council called for a new building in a new location.

[6] The building was designed by architects William J. Gage and Harry G. Koerner in the California Churrigueresque style, a type of Spanish Revival architecture.

[11] As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation, sculptor Brad Howe designed four sculptures outside the City Hall.

Actor Will Rogers with a 1934 model of the City Hall development proposal
Close-up of the cupola