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Philadelphia City Hall: Interior · Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia City Hall: Exterior · en:Philadelphia City Hall south elevation, viewed from South Broad Street
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Philadelphia City Hall: Interior
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Philadelphia City Hall: Interior · Philadelphia City Hall roofline at night taken from the from the Y.M.C.A
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Philadelphia City Hall: Interior · Image of City Hall with the new decorative lighting masts down Broad Street
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Photo 1: Interior · Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhoto 2: Exterior · en:Philadelphia City Hall south elevation, viewed from South Broad StreetPhoto 3: InteriorPhoto 4: Interior · Philadelphia City Hall roofline at night taken from the from the Y.M.C.APhoto 5: Interior · Image of City Hall with the new decorative lighting masts down Broad Street

Civic · Historic precedent

Philadelphia City Hall

John McArthur Jr. · Philadelphia, United States · 1901

Key featuresLoad-bearing masonry block around a central court, its tower crowned by a statue of William Penn.

Architect
John McArthur Jr.
Place
Philadelphia, United States
Year
1901
Typology
Civic
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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