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  2. Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Centre Square (building) - Wikipedia

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    Centre Square is an office complex in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of two concrete high-rise towers: the 417 feet (127 m) Centre Square I, also known as Centre Square East, and the 490 feet (150 m) Centre Square II (Centre Square West) represent the 24th and 15th-tallest buildings in Philadelphia , respectively.

  4. Dilworth Park - Wikipedia

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    Centre Square. City Hall is located in what was originally named Centre Square. Centre Square was one of the five original public squares planned by William Penn in 1682. Centre Square was the geographic heart of the city until 1854, when Philadelphia expanded its city boundaries with the Act of Consolidation.

  5. Center City, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Center City at night in May 2007 Logan Circle in 2011 Philadelphia City Hall at night in December 2012. Among Center City's neighborhoods and districts are Penn's Landing, Old City, Society Hill, South Street, Washington Square West, Market East, Chinatown, Logan Square, the Museum District (located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway), Rittenhouse Square, Fitler Square, the Avenue of the Arts ...

  6. Pennsylvania Convention Center - Wikipedia

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    Philly PHLASH. Website. www .paconvention .com. The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in the Market East section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. The L-shaped complex occupies four city blocks.

  7. Friends meeting houses in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Centre Square Meeting House Shown at center of map: 1684 1685-1687 [13] [b] Summer 1702 [15] Built on what is now the site of Philadelphia City Hall Salvaged materials from it were used to build the Bank Meeting House Broad and High (Market) Streets, Philadelphia: Chester Friends Meeting House: 1675 1687–1693 c.1735

  8. PSFS Building - Wikipedia

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    The PSFS Building is a 36- story, 491 feet (150 m) skyscraper in the Market East neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at the corner of 12th and Market Streets, the skyscraper contains 557,000 square feet (52,000 m 2) in the original building, with more space provided by a modern addition.

  9. 'Where are the parents?' New city task force created to ... - AOL

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    The City of Philadelphia’s Parent and Guardian Engagement Task Force comprised of 25 Philly residents was formally introduced Tuesday in effort to investigate and research best practices to ...