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DENVER'S SYMBOLS
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| DENVER CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING |
 Denver's City and County Building, also known as City Hall, is located at 1437 Bannock Street on the west side of the city's Civic Center Park. It opened in 1932. The Beaux-Arts Neoclassical city hall was designed by a coalition of 39 leading local architects. The City and County Building houses offices of the Mayor, meeting chambers of City Council, offices for the Department of Law, and courtrooms for County and District Court. Colorado's gold-domed State Capitol faces the Denver City and County Building from the east end of Civic Center Park. |
DENVER CITY FLAG |
 The official flag for the City and County of Denver (shown at left) was adopted in 1926; it was designed by Margaret Overbeck, a North High School student at the time. A yellow circle in the center symbolizes gold in Colorado's hills as well as the sun. The circle's position indicates Denver's central location within the state. The blue field represents our community's matchless skies; the white jagged line is representative both of the mountains which form Denver's background, and is also symbolic of the state's Native American heritage. The red foreground beneath the mountains stands for the red earth from which Colorado gained its name. |
DENVER CORPORATE SEAL |
 The corporate seal of the City and County of Denver (shown at left and below left) was designed by Denver artist Henry Read in 1901. The circular design features an American eagle, reminding us that Denver is an American city. The key symbolizes Denver as the key to the Rocky Mountain region, and represents the warmth and hospitality extended by Denver citizens to visitors. The capitol dome is included in the seal, since Denver is the capitol of the state.
 The Omaha and Grant Smelter smokestack depicted in the seal design was built in 1883, on the east bank of the Platte River. The tall smokestack, built in 1892, was for years the world's tallest structure. It was demolished on February 26, 1950, to clear land for the today's Denver Coliseum. Denver's view of the front range of the Rocky Mountains is shown as a background, with the rays of the setting sun lighting the sky.
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OTHER COLORADO SYMBOLS |
| The State of Colorado Web site maintains a list of wonderful and otherwise hard-to-find information about official state symbols and emblems. |
DENVER NICKNAMES |
- "The Mile High City"
- "Queen City of the Plains"
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