Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.” The structure is pure masonry – held up by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet thick!
- Name: PhiladelphiaCity Hall
- Location: 1400 John F Kennedy Boulevard / 1 Penn Square
- Year Completed: 1901
- Architect: John McArthur Jr., Thomas U Walter
- Style: Second Empire
- Wikipedia: Philadelphia City Hall
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.”
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken September 2021 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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