Brisbane Town Council building illuminated at night, long exposure, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Palazzo Comunale, dating from the early 13th century and now the seat of the Town Council, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

ClocK Tower, Town Hall, 13th century, Piata Sfatului (Council Square), Brasov, Transylvania Region, Romania, Europe

The Council House (Casa Sfatului) dating from 1420 topped by a Trumpeter's Tower, the old city hall now houses the Brasov Historical Museum, illuminated at dusk, Piata Sfatului, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Grand Square and Council Tower, Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania

Parish Council Building, former House of Assembly, Main Square, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A bici-taxi (bicycle rickshaw) and a popular Russian Lada car in front of the Council House, Marti Square, Ciego de Cvila, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Piata Sfatului, the centre of medieval Brasov, the Council House (Casa Sfatului) dating from 1420 topped by a Trumpeter's Tower, the old city halll now houses the Brasov Historical Museum, illuminated at dusk, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Council Square, Old Town square in Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

The Council House (Casa Sfatului), dating from 1420 topped by a Trumpeter's Tower, the old city hall now houses the Brasov Historical Museum, illuminated at dusk, Piata Sfatului, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Council Square, Old Town square in Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, EuropeEurope

Council chamber of the Collegium Maius Museum of the Jagiellonian University, the oldest university building and connected with Copernicus, Old Town District, Krakow (Cracow), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland, Europe

Guildhall and Northampton Borough Council, St. Giles' Square, town centre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The British Council building, Kisumu, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

County Council Buidling, Targu Mures (Neumarkt), Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Old Council Hall, Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Old Council Hall, Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Buildings and pedestrians in Brasov Council Square in the old town in Brasov, a city in the Transylvania region of Romania, Europe

A help point linked to CCTV surveillance in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Resurfacing work in Ambleside after floods and harsh winter weather caused serious erosion of the road surface, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Resurfacing work in Ambleside after floods and harsh winter weather caused serious erosion of the road surface, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Resurfacing work in Ambleside after floods and harsh winter weather caused serious erosion of the road surface, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Girls of the municipal court of honor child weeps heartbreaking after the burning of the municipal Falla infantil

Crema, burning, Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento and fireworks,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Girls of the municipal court of honor child weeps heartbreaking after the burning of the municipal Falla infantil

Crema, burning, Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento ,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento ,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

`Mascleta´ firecrackers and falla in Plaza del Ayuntamiento,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Girls of the municipal court of honor child watching the burning of municipal Infantil Falla

Crema, burning, Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento and fireworks,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento ,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

The Knife Angel sculpture by Alfie Bradley in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England

Girls of the municipal court of honor child weeps heartbreaking after the burning of the municipal Falla infantil

5 minutes before `Mascleta´, in Plaza del Ayuntamiento,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Aerial view, at left City Hall on Hauptplatz, at right Franciscan Church, Graz, Austria

Crema, burning, Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento and fireworks,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Crema, burning, Falla of Plaza del Ayuntamiento,Fallas festival,Valencia,Spain

Girls of the municipal court of honor child watching the burning of municipal Infantil Falla

Beirut Municipality, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Victoria Square and town hall , Birmingham, England

`Variante ovoide de desocupación de la esfera´ by Jorge Oteiza, and town hall , Bilbao, Spain

Palais Royal, Council of State, Directorate of Fine Arts, courtyard columns by Daniel Buren, 1e Arrondissement, Paris, France

Interior view of the Council hall, Town hall of Koethen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Thanatos on the gravestone, grave of Dr. jur. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Maurer, 1790-1872, privy council, Alter Suedfriedhof Cemetery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Red Hall, council chamber, Ratusz G&ownego Miasta building, G&owne Miasto district, Gdansk, Mazury, Poland, Europe

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Riga City Council, Rigas Dome, Town Hall Square, Ratslaukums, old town, Vecriga, Riga, Latvia, Northern Europe

Stratford-upon-Avon District Council, Elizabeth House and Windmill Inn, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Park Building, University of Portsmouth, and Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Park Building, University of Portsmouth, and Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Council House, seat of the local government, College Green, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tower of the new city hall in Leipzig, Germany

Aerial view, so-called beer crate, city council, municipality, city hall, Dortmund, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Port of Bardolino with the ruined tower of the Scaliger castle, the Hotel Catullo and the city council, Bardolino, Lake Garda, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Look to the new city hall, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Bundesrat, Federal Council, Berlin, Germany

Council Chambers, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Guildhall, Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Town All Square, Bolzano, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy

Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz, Exterior of the Ayuntamiento City hall Building.

Spain, Extremadura, Badajoz, Catedral de San Juan Bautista and Ayuntamiento in Plaza Espana.

Topkapi Palace Imperial Council Chamber, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace Imperial Council Chamber, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace Imperial Council Chamber, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace Roof of Imperial Council, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace Imperial Council Hall and Tower of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey

Building of Council of Europe, France, Alsace, Strasbourg, Conseil de l'Europe