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 Planning of Center City Philadelphia
Title | The Planning of Center City Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | John Andrew Gallery |
Publisher | Center for Architecture |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780979378706 |
Walking guide and history of planning in Philadelphia, America's first capital. For tourists/architecture buffs.
City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Bureau of City Property |
Publisher | |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | City halls |
ISBN |
Welcome to Philadelphia City Hall
Title | Welcome to Philadelphia City Hall PDF eBook |
Author | Philadelphia (Pa.). Division of Public Information |
Publisher | |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
ISBN |
Describes the City Hall building in Philadelphia, Pa.
Official Hand Book, City Hall, Philadelphia
Title | Official Hand Book, City Hall, Philadelphia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
ISBN |
Philadelphia Builds
Title | Philadelphia Builds PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Lewis |
Publisher | Paul Dry Books |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2021-03-30 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781589881525 |
An in-depth tout of Philadelphia's architectural history from the 1700s to the present day--for the general reader.
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 |
ISBN |