The People's Hall was a large government building in

Tripoli, Libya Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point ...

, constructed in the 1970s/80s. It was the meeting place of the Libyan General People's Congress.Magharebia
"Libya lashes out at demonstrators" - ''"Citizens in Tripoli, however, asked where the council was working, since its building was burned."''
23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011 It was normally closed to the general public. The People's Hall was burned by demonstrators on 21 February 2011, during the

First Libyan Civil War The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were ...

. It was reignited and burned out, amongst the other fires at Tripoli police stations, the justice ministry at Martyrs' Square, and the Shaabia headquarters, on 22 February 2011. The hall was taken over by militia commander Haithem Tajouri of the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade in March 2016. It was subsequently abandoned and used by gangs as a drink and drugs den. It has been set on fire several times including on 13 April 2017.

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Time Images: "The People's Hall, the burned main building for government gathering"
- ''photograph'' {{coord, 32.8797, 13.1520, type:landmark_region:LY, display=title Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libya Government buildings in Libya Tripoli in the Libyan civil war (2011)