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City Hall was at first called the Municipal Building and housed the Municipal Council, which was responsible for the construction of roads, bridges and markets, street lighting and the provision of water from reservoirs to the town.

In 1951, the Municipal Council and Municipal Building were renamed the City Council and City Hall respectively as Singapore was conferred city status by Royal Charter granted by King George VI in September of that year. City Hall ceased being the headquarters in 1963 when the City Council was dissolved and its functions passed on to the Public Utilities Board and other government bodies. After independence, the building housed various government departments, including the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the former Ministry of Culture.

The steps of this venerable structure have been privy to several important and historical milestones, especially the Japanese surrender to the British in 1945 and the declaration of independence.

City Hall is located near Colombo Court; near Saint Andrew's Road; near Coleman Street; near Padang Footpath; 0.1 kilometre away from North Bridge Road; City Hall is geographically located at latitude (1.2907 degrees) 1° 17' 26" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8517 degrees) 103° 51' 6" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.

The locations related to City Hall are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, City Hall is located 0.1 kilometre from Adelphi. City Hall is located 0.1 kilometre from Supreme Court. City Hall is located 0.1 kilometre from Padang. City Hall is located 0.1 kilometre from New Supreme Court. City Hall is located 0.2 kilometre from Singapore Cricket Club.

Adelphi 0.1km, Peninsula 0.2km, Peninsula Plaza 0.2km, Funan Digital Life Mall 0.2km, High Street Centre 0.3km, High Street Plaza 0.3km, Citylink Mall 0.3km, Capitol 0.3km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near City Hall.

Cenotaph 0.2km, Old Parliament House 0.2km, Stamford Raffles Raffles Statue in Black 0.3km, Civil Defence Heritage Gallery 0.3km, Sir Stamford Raffles Landing Spot 0.4km, Dalhousie Obelisk 0.4km, Singapore Philatelic Museum 0.4km, War Memorial Park 0.4km, are places of interest (attraction) located near City Hall.

Makansutra 0.6km, One Fullerton 0.6km, Chin Chin 0.8km, Victoria Street Food Centre 0.8km, China Square Food Centre 0.9km, Lau Pa Sat Food Centre 1.1km, The Glass House 1.1km, People's Park Food Centre 1.2km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near City Hall.

SMU Administration Building 0.7km, Singapore Management University 0.7km, SMU 0.7km, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 3 0.9km, NAFA 1km, Singapore Art School 1km, Moral Childcare Centre 1km, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 1km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near City Hall.

Padang 0.1km, Esplanade Park 0.3km, Old Merlion Park 0.4km, Bras Basah Park 0.7km, Hong Lim Park 0.7km, Fort Canning Park 0.8km, Suntec City Koi Pond 0.8km, Open Space along Selegie Rd 1.2km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near City Hall.