Just outside the city walls at Shipquay Gate, the Guildhall is one of the most impressive Victorian buildings in the north of Ireland. Built in a neo-Gothic style and completed in 1890, then rebuilt after a fire in 1912 and again after IRA bombings in the 1970s, the building now houses the elected council chamber for Derry City and Strabane District Council.
The interior is open to the public, free of charge, during most weekdays and weekend mornings. The main draw is the collection of stained-glass windows, among the largest and most detailed in Ireland, installed over several decades and depicting scenes from the city's history: the Plantation of Ulster, the Siege of 1689, and the city's connections to North America. The oak-panelled main hall is also worth seeing. The building served as the venue for the Bloody Sunday Inquiry (the Saville Inquiry) from 1998 to 2005, which ultimately produced the British government's formal apology for the events of 30 January 1972.