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Philadelphia City Hall under construction in 1881. The building was designed by Scottish-born architect John McArthur Jr. and Thomas Ustick Walter [ 13] in the Second Empire style, and was constructed from 1871 to 1901 at a cost of $24 million. City Hall's tower was completed by 1894, [ 1] although the interior was not finished until 1901.
Old City Hall (Philadelphia) / 39.94778°N 75.14806°W / 39.94778; -75.14806. Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr. [ 2]
39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W. / 39.95281°N 75.16352°W / 39.95281; -75.16352. Owner. City of Philadelphia. William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder. [ 1] It is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in ...
South Broad Street, looking towards Philadelphia City Hall, c. 1895 Armistice Day on Broad Street in 1918 Broad Street at night along the Avenue of the Arts in 2005 North Broad Street, looking towards City Hall in 2009 Broad Street's northern terminus on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township Philadelphia City Hall seen from North Broad Street in 2012 Broad Street in the Cecil B ...
The University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The university relocated from Center City to West Philadelphia in the 1870s, and its oldest buildings date from that period. The Historic District was added to the National Register ...
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. [ 4][ 5] Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River, with the two sections together totalling 2,052 acres (830 ha). [ 3]
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city as of 2020. The parkway is named for Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father greatly affiliated with the city and the successful American ...
1682. Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west highway and street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The street is signed as Pennsylvania Route 3 between 38th Street ( U.S. Route 13) and 15th Street ( PA 611 ). A short portion of the road continues west from Cobbs Creek Parkway (63rd Street) to Delaware ...