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Leeds Civic Hall overlooks Millennium Square and provides a home for the Lord Mayor, Treasurer and City Council.

In 1933 King George V officially opened the building, which cost £360,000 to build. Its construction was particularly notable because it provided employment for many local people who were suffering due to the Great Depression.

Vincent Harris designed Leeds Civic Hall in 1926 and it remains a spectacular piece of architecture. The grade II listed building has a stunning entrance, which is guarded by two giant gilded owls, a well-known symbol of the city. Inside there are several spectacular rooms, including the Lord Mayor's room, the banqueting hall and the Grand Chamber.

The Civic Hall is used regularly for weddings, with receptions often taking place in the banqueting suite. The banqueting suite was designed for dancing and boasts a semi-sprung floor, which makes it the perfect place to slow dance with a loved one or a companion from a Leeds escort agency.

If you would like to explore Leeds Civic Hall, council meetings are still held in the chamber and guided tours of the building are available on request.

Established in 1904, Leeds University is one of the largest in the UK with 32,000 full-time students. Its main campus is located within walking distance of Leeds City Centre, although there is also a smaller campus in nearby Wakefield.

The main campus boasts a number of facilities available to both students and the public. These include an academic bookshop, library and a popular live music venue, which regularly hosts gigs and club nights.

Leeds has another university, Leeds Metropolitan. This University campus is also located near the City Centre and caters for around 41,770 students.

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Since Queen Victoria opened it in 1858, Leeds Town Hall has remained the most important building in Leeds. Cuthbert Brodrick, a young architect from Hull, won a competition to design the building in 1852. While the Town Hall remained his greatest work, he would later design the Mechanics Institute and the Leeds Corn Exchange.

The Town Hall was created to show civic pride and the design reflects this. Brodrick's classic colonnaded interior shows the high aspirations of the city, while the exterior was constructed using local sandstone and millstone grit, demonstrating the City's humble roots. The building is now grade 1 listed and visitors flock to appreciate its magnificent architecture on regular tours, which are organised by the Leeds Civic Trust.

The Town Hall is an iconic building, which is so distinctive that it is often used to represent Leeds in the press and on film and TV. The building recently benefited from a £4million refit and is often used as a concert venue.

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In 1899, Leeds City Council decided to revamp to City Square area of the town, which was previously just an open space. Work was completed by the turn of the century and the impressive results clearly reflect the grand Edwardian style.

The Square's crowning glory is a huge statue of the Black Prince on his horse. However, there are also statues of other notable local people, including Jason priestly, James Watt, Dr Walter Hook and more.

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The City Square area is now populated by a number of banks, Leeds Railway Station and many nightclubs and restaurants, including Flares and the Bondi Beach Bar. However, to celebrate its centenary, the historic paved area was recently revamped once more and it remains as beautiful as ever.

Kirkstall Abbey is one of the most important historical buildings in Leeds. Set in the outskirts on the north bank of the River Aire, it is a ruined Cistercian monastery. Kirkstall Abbey dates from around 1152 and is thought to have taken around 75 years to complete.

During his reign, Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of Abbeys and unfortunately, this occurred to Kirkstall Abbey in 1539. After this date, local people began to remove building materials from the Abbey for use in construction projects and this led to the Abbey's ruined state

The beautiful ruins have enchanted generations of visitors and have been immortalised by a number of famous artists, including Turner. They are beautiful when admired alone but even better when appreciated alongside a beautiful girl from a Leeds escort agency.

Kirkgate Market is home to over 800 traders, who welcome over 100,000 visitors through their doors every week. It was first opened in around 1822 as merely an open-air market, before gaining a market hall in the late 1870s. In 1890, the market became home to the very first Marks and Spencer, which started life as a Penny Bazaar before eventually becoming the massive company it is today.

Kirkgate Market Hall is widely regarded as a wonderful example of Edwardian architecture. The fine building is famous for its ornamental dragons and ornate architecture. Sadly, some parts of the historic market were badly damaged by a fire in 1975 but luckily, the impressive Vicar Lane entrances escaped unscathed. Kirkgate Market was recently restored to great success and as a result, it has been upgraded from a grade II to a grade I listed building.

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