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Leicester Town Hall stands in the city centre of Leicester, England, in a square which contains a fountain. The building is the town hall of the city of Leicester and also contains Leicester Bike Park. The town hall was built on the former cattle market between 1874 and 1876 in the Queen Anne Style by Francis Hames and is a Grade II * listed building. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title= Name: TOWN HALL List entry Number: 1074780 ) 〕 Before it was built the Guildhall acted as the town hall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Town Hall (Leicester) )〕 Leicester Town Hall covers an area of nearly 7,000 m2 and claims (Leicester City Council) to be the most energy efficient in the UK following a £80,000 investment in 1994. The installation of a number of energy-saving measures has reduced heating costs by more than £13,000 in less than ten years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Town Hall>Energy Efficiency Measures )〕 On the first Wednesday of each month, a free tour is given by a Blue Badge tourist guide, which starts at 2 pm and lasts up to 2 hours and concludes with tea and biscuits in the Lord Mayor's Tea Room. Contrary to the notice board outside, visitors do not need tickets for the tour. Some history is given of the building, including details of previous Lord Mayors etc. and one can visit the former courtroom and the current main council chamber. ==Town Hall Square fountain== Leicester Town Council accepted on 29 October 1878, "a handsome ornamental fountain to be placed in the centre of the land fronting the Town Hall Buildings" which was a gift to the Borough from Sir Israel Hart, a former Mayor of Leicester.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Town Hall Square Fountain )〕 It is constructed of bronze-painted cast iron, Shap granite and Ross of Mull granite. Francis Hames, the architect of the town hall, also designed the layout of Town Hall Square and the fountain, which was unveiled by Sir Israel Hart on 24 September 1879. There is an identical fountain at Porto in Portugal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leicester Town Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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