12-sided dodecagon Memorial Shrine commemorates soldiers and citizens who died in defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War. It is a popular spot and obligatory backdrop for photographs of couples who celebrate their marriage in the City Hall Registry. Within the Memorial Shrine are embedded memorial Roll of Honour and Plaques to combat units who fought in Hong Kong during World War II (1941–1945). Inscribed on the walls of the Memorial Shrine are eight chinese characters evoking the everlasting spirit of the Brave and the Dead. The entrance gates to the City Hall Memorial Garden bear the regimental emblems of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and Royal Hong Kong Regiment. The complex also incorporates a three-storey car park, with 171 car park spaces, which was also designed by architects Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch. Facilities The second and current City Hall complex has two buildings, a garden and a three-storey car park. City Hall Memorial Garden enclosing the World War II (1941–1945) Memorial Shrine The High Block, a 12-storey building, is in the south-western end and houses a number of government facilities: City Hall Public Library, an eight-storey facility, which in the past served as the central library of Hong Kong (9th – 11th floors) Recital Hall with 111 seats (8th floor) Exhibition Gallery, (7th floor) Committee Rooms: two 40-seat committee rooms, each (7th floor) Marriage Registry (1st floor) Maxim's MX fast food restaurant, run by Maxim's Caterers (ground floor) The 3-storey Low Block is at the eastern end, with the following facilities: Exhibition Hall, (first floor) HK Collectables Arts Shop (first floor) Concert Hall with 1,430 seats and 60 standees (mezzanine) Restaurants and a cafe, run by Maxim's Caterers: Chinese (City Hall Maxim's Palace), Continental (Deli and Wine), and European (City Hall Maxim's Café) cuisines Theatre with 463 seats URBTIX Box Office (foyer) Enquiry counter (foyer) High Block floor directory See also City Gallery (Hong Kong) List of concert halls List of libraries in Hong Kong Other civic centres in Hong Kong: Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Sha Tin Town Hall Tsuen Wan Town Hall Nearby sites: HMS Tamar Chater Garden Statue Square and the Cenotaph HSBC Building (Hong Kong) Court of Final Appeal Building References Further reading External links City Hall Information from LCSD website "Construction of the City Hall", meeting of the Hong Kong Legislative Council on 20 February 1952 Central, Hong Kong Public