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Description: The old Nairobi Town hall was a wood and iron one-storey building. The Second Home of the Municipal Authority which it occupied from 1913 to 1923 was a wood and Iron building. A new town hall was built and completed in 1934. The new Town hall was opened in the same week as the Law Courts, opposite it, during the Silver Jubilee Celebrations in May 1935. Construction of a new complex commenced in 1950 and was completed in 1957 when it was officially opened. Until the opening of the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC), City Hall provided all the necessary facilities for confrences in Nairobi. The 165ft high clock tower, was the tallest building in Nairobi in 1957. In 1981, the Nairobi City Council completed a further 13 storey City hall Annexe
Title: Nairobi city hall
Credit: Nairobi city hall and clock tower
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