Boston City Hall, notoriously considered among the world’s ugliest buildings, has been designated a local historic landmark. The designation, previously approved by the Boston Landmarks Commission, recognizes City Hall’s “architectural,

Boston City Hall, known for its brutalist architecture, is now an official historic landmark despite once being named the fourth ugliest building in the world.

The Boston Landmarks Commission has declared Boston City Hall a local historic landmark, Mayor Michelle Wu’s office announced Friday.

The hulking edifice has been described as both a triumph of Brutalist architecture and a monumental eyesore. Now, however you feel about Boston City Hall, it's also a landmark.

To envision its new city hall, Boston held a competition in the 1960s and eventually selected the submission from architectural firm Kallmann, McKinnell, & Knowles. The design, then and now, was hailed by fellow architects as a classic example of the brutalist style.

Boston City Hall has its admirers. And its detractors. But it’s an undeniable landmark of the city. And now it’s in writing.

Boston City Hall has been declared a local historic landmark for its iconic — if sometimes controversial — brutalist architecture, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Friday. The 1968 structure, sometimes referred to as one of the world’s ugliest buildings,