A person sits at a picnic table at the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A person sits at a picnic table at the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A person looks out at the view from the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
The Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall reopens to the public, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
The view from the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A person sits at a picnic table as another walks around at the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A view of the Virginia State Capitol Building from the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Mayor Danny Avula, in a statement, said the observation deck was "one of Richmond's gems," calling its accessibility to residents a "major goal" of his first year in office.
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The City Hall observation deck, seen Thursday, had been closed since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
A person walks around at the Observation Deck on the top floor of Richmond’s City Hall, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
