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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. Old City Hall (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Broad Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  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. List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia skyline as seen from Boathouse Row in June 2019 (annotated version) The Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Delaware River in February 2023 Philadelphia, the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is home to more than 300 completed high-rise buildings up to 330 feet (101 m), and 58 completed skyscrapers of 330 feet (101 m) or taller, of which 34 are 400 feet (122 m ...

  7. Philadelphia City Council - Wikipedia

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    Districts map of the council from the 2015 election until terms end in 2024 ( Interactive version) The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number.

  8. Telephone exchange names - Wikipedia

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    Telephone numbers listed in 1920 in New York City having three-letter exchange prefixes. In the United States, the most-populous cities, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago, initially implemented dial service with telephone numbers consisting of three letters and four digits (3L-4N) according to a system developed by W. G. Blauvelt of AT&T in 1917. [1]

  9. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .ensembleartsphilly .org. The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a large performing arts venue at 300 South Broad Street and the corner of Spruce Street, along the stretch known as the Avenue of the Arts in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, which ...