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Philadelphia City Hall
TITLEPhiladelphia City Hall
ARCHITECT/BUILDERJohn McArthur, Jr.
NATIONUSA
SITEPhiladelphia City Hall
DETAILSouth facade; Caryatids represent world theme of Africa
CITYPhiladelphia
STATE or REGIONPennsylvania
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1871-1901
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEPhiladelphia City Hall
MATERIALSstone
TYPECity Hall; Public building; Municipal building
STYLEFrench Second Empire; Victorian
OTHER TERMSCaryatid; African; Dormer; Pediment; Swag
NOTESOne of world's largest and tallest all-masonry, load-bearing structures without steel or iron frame; Most expensive municipal building ever built in America; Over 250 relief and freestanding sculptures created by Alexander Milne Calder.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERcrh168
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERChristy R. Hansen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHMarch 2008
SOURCEHansen, Christy R.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERHansen, Christy R.
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