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in Compass Roses In the middle... posted by:  ODragon location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/23/2006 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
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|  Irish Americans in the American Revolution
in Irish-American Historic Places A plaque on the west side of City Hall commemorating the men of Irish descent who participated in the American Revolution. posted by: Squirreleen location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/05/2008 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
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|  City Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Engineering Landmarks In 2006, City Hall was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark as it is the world's tallest masonry load-bearing structure. posted by: Squirreleen location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/07/2008 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in 1000 Places to See Before You Die Every New Years Day in Philadelphia, the Mummer's Day Parade celebrates the mix of cultures in the City of Brotherly Love. posted by:  94RedRover location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/08/2010 last visited: 01/07/2014 |
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in WPA Projects With almost 700 rooms, this City Hall is the largest municipal building in the USA & one of the largest in the world. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/11/2019 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  City Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Official Local Tourism Attractions For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. This is also an NRHP site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/24/2011 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in Superlatives With almost 700 rooms, City Hall is the largest municipal bldg. in the U.S. & one of the largest in the world. The building houses three branches of gov't, the Executive , the Legislative (City Council), & the the Judicial Branch's Civil Courts. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/23/2011 last visited: 04/14/2023 |
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in Roadside Attractions The William Penn Statue rests at the top of Philadelphia City Hall and without a doubt is the most famous and recognizable statue in Philadelphia, a town overwhelmed with statues, abstract, figurative and persons named. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/08/2011 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in American Guide Series For history buffs, business people, Revolutionary & Civil War buffs, tourists, and all other interested parties, this is the city to be. Philadelphia is a wonderful place to live, learn and love. We are, after all, the City of Brotherly Love. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/13/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km | City Hall - Philadelphia, PA in American Guide Series For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. This is also an NRHP site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/13/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km | William Penn Statue - Philadelphia, PA in American Guide Series The William Penn Statue rests at the top of Philadelphia City Hall and without a doubt is the most famous and recognizable statue in Philadelphia, a town overwhelmed with statues, abstract, figurative and persons named. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/13/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  Philadelphia City Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Satellite Imagery Oddities For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. This is also an NRHP site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/18/2013 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km | TALLEST -- Load-Bearing Masonry Structure - Philadelphia, PA in Superlatives Welcome to City Hall. For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark for engineers around the world. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/21/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  Philadelphia City Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Skyscrapers For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. This is also an NRHP site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/11/2010 last visited: 04/14/2023 |
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in Wikipedia Entries For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. This is also an NRHP site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/10/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in U.S. National Register of Historic Places For a few years at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing, spectacular, stupendous building was the tallest thing on earth! Today, its artwork is a marvel and its engineering is still pioneering and a landmark. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/10/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  William Penn - Philadelphia, PA
in Statues of Historic Figures The William Penn Statue rests at the top of Philadelphia City Hall and without a doubt is the most famous and recognizable statue in Philadelphia, A town overwhelmed with statues, abstract, figurative and person named. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/12/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
 view galleryNE0 km | TALLEST -- Statue Atop Any Building - Philadelphia, PA in Superlatives This statue is the tallest atop any building in the world and the most recognized statue in Philadelphia, a town replete with statues. The building is 548 feet, the statue, 37 feet. If you are 585 feet, the you could touch Penn's hat. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/21/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The William Penn Statue rests at the top of Philadelphia City Hall and without a doubt is the most famous and recognizable statue in Philadelphia, a town overwhelmed with statues, abstract, figurative and person named. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/12/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in Frieze Art Beautiful series of various friezes adorn and surround the Philadelphia town clock located atop Philadelphia City Hall. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/11/2010 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Marker Text:
Founded by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. First officially observed in 1908, it honored motherhood & family life at a time of rising feminist activism. An early supporter was John Wanamaker, whose store stood opposite. Mother's Day was given federal recognition, 1914. posted by: silverquill location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/23/2006 last visited: 12/13/2021 |
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|  Nat'l Historic Civil Engineering Landmark - Philadelphia, PA
in Signs of History This historic marker is attached to the outside wall of City Hall. It is located to the right of the northern entrance with N. Broad Street and JFK Blvd. as a backdrop. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/12/2010 last visited: 12/13/2021 |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Tricentennial Anniversary of German Settlement in America - Philadelphia, PA in Signs of History An important bronze maker commemorates the first arrivals if German immigrants. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/12/2010 last visited: 06/16/2014 |
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in German-American Heritage Sites An important bronze maker commemorates the first arrivals of German immigrants. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/07/2010 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
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in Commercial Commemorations An important bronze maker commemorates the first arrivals of German immigrants, 300 years later. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/26/2012 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
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