Municipal Building

The building is shaped like a ten-sided "C", in an irregular hexaagon shaped lot. The building accommodates the diagonal paths of Duane Street and Park Row, The orientation of the floor plan ensures that all of the building's windows would be able to receive direct sunlight and eliminated the need for an interior light court.

At 580 feet and 34 stories tall; the main structure consists of 26 stories, and a tower, flanked by four circular turrets, rises 8 stories above. The circular section of the central tower is composed of two layers: an enclosed space surrounded by columns, atop which is a smaller peristyle. Atop the northern and southern wings of the "C" are pavilion roofs, which are connected to the central tower with roof decks and a stone cornice. 

The facade is made of ashlar granite below and terracotta above the 23rd floor. A three-story colonnade of Corinthian columns runs across the base along Centre Street. A large, arched vaulted terracotta corridor is located at the center of the building's base. On the roof is Civic Fame, a 25-foot-tall statue