The Guildhall in London was built under John Croxton in the 15th century, with later work by George Dance the Younger, Horace Jones, Giles Gilbert Scott and Richard Gilbert Scott. The City of London Corporation owns it. The infobox gives 1440, but the text says construction began in 1411 and was completed in 1440.
The article describes a medieval great hall, a 1788 entrance by Dance that it calls Hindoostani Gothic, a 1954 roof and North Wing by Giles Gilbert Scott and a modernist West Wing by Richard Gilbert Scott. It names no materials or dimensions.
The Great Fire damaged it in 1666, and the Blitz destroyed its timber roof in 1940. It is the ceremonial and administrative headquarters of the Corporation, hosts the Lord Mayor's Banquet and houses Guildhall Library and Art Gallery. It is open to the public during London Open House weekend.
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