Philadelphia's City Hall
Title | Philadelphia's City Hall PDF eBook |
Author | Allen M. Hornblum |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738513409 |
At the crossroads of Center City, Philadelphia, stands city hall, an architectural and sculptural masterpiece whose size and beauty rival the grand structures found in the capitals of Europe. Shortly after the Civil War, city hall embraced the community's need for a new municipal building while filling the visionary desire of its designers to underscore Philadelphia's reputation as "the Athens of America." Thirty years later stood a monumental structure that was easily the largest building in North America and one of the most beautiful, displaying over two hundred fifty pieces of sculpture. Philadelphia's City Hall illuminates the fascinating account of the building's controversial origin, its symbolic sculptural program, and the largest statue topping a building in the world. These stunning photographs highlight a marvel of masonry and community vision created by a city with the desire to show the world what it could produce.
The New City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | The New City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | City halls |
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The New City Hall, Philadelphia. Directory of Offices Occupied ... and Other Miscellaneous Information, Etc
Title | The New City Hall, Philadelphia. Directory of Offices Occupied ... and Other Miscellaneous Information, Etc PDF eBook |
Author | City Hall (PHILADELPHIA) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 1890 |
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Guide to the Public Offices in the New City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | Guide to the Public Offices in the New City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings |
Publisher | |
Pages | 3 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The New City Hall, Philadelphia; Directory of Offices Occupied ...
Title | The New City Hall, Philadelphia; Directory of Offices Occupied ... PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings |
Publisher | |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The New City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | The New City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The New City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | The New City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | |
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