In the pages of Los Angeles City Hall: An American Icon, author Stephen Gee tells the dramatic saga of the building's creation, including the battles that ensued as it rose to its full twenty-eight stories in a city whose law allowed less than half that number. Gee showcases the architecture, artwork, and details that define City Hall in more than 200 lavish images, blueprints, and drawings - many of them never-before published. He also chronicles the effort to restore the building and the political fight that preceeded its return to glory.