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Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style , City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia .
A statue of Margaret Thatcher stands in her birthplace, the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The statue is 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 m) high, [1] cast in bronze, and depicts the late British prime minister Baroness Thatcher, dressed in the full ceremonial robes of the House of Lords. It stands on a 10-foot-6-inch (3.2 m) plinth. [2]
William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder. [1] It is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1894. It was cast in fourteen sections, and took almost two years to finish.
After the national capital moved to Washington, D.C., the building continued to serve as Philadelphia's City Hall until 1854. It is a contributing property to Independence National Historical Park and is owned by the City of Philadelphia, which leases the building to the National Park Service. [4]
City of Philadelphia IAS 75009322 [12] Billy (Laessle) Rittenhouse Square: 1914: Albert Laessle: Bronze sculpture with stone base: IAS 88320080 [13] John Christian Bullitt (Boyle) North Plaza of City Hall: 1907: John J. Boyle: Bronze: 118 in. x 39 in. x 38 in City of Philadelphia [14]
Alexander Milne Calder (August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. [1] Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder , and grandson, Alexander Calder , became significant sculptors in the 20th century.
Center City Broad & Locust Sts. Rittenhouse Square West: Former longtime home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and current home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose.
Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park at 143 S. 3rd Street Elfreth's Alley in Old City Merchants' Exchange at 143 S. Third Street. American Philosophical Society Hall; Belmont Mansion; Benjamin Franklin National Memorial; Betsy Ross House; Carpenters' Hall; Colonial Germantown Historic District; Congress Hall; Ebenezer Maxwell House