Philadelphia City Hall

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city hall government building historic building landmark

Philadelphia City Hall is a monumental 19th-century French Second Empire–style government building topped by a statue of William Penn and serving as the seat of government for the city of Philadelphia.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city hall → government building → historic building → landmark →
architect	John McArthur Jr. →
architecturalStyle	French Second Empire → Second Empire architecture →
builtFor	City of Philadelphia →
coArchitect	Thomas Ustick Walter →
completed	1901 →
connectedTo	City Hall station (SEPTA) →
constructionStart	1871 →
country	United States →
courtyardShape	square →
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark	1976 →
floorCount	9 →
function	seat of government of the City of Philadelphia →
hasClockTower	yes →
hasCourtyard	yes →
hasObservationDeck	yes →
hasSculpturalProgramBy	Alexander Milne Calder →
hasStatue	William Penn →
hasUndergroundTransitConnection	yes →
height	167 meters → about 548 feet →
houses	Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → Philadelphia City Council → offices of Philadelphia municipal government →
isListedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → United States →
location	Philadelphia →
material	brick → granite → masonry → white marble →
numberOfSculptures	over 250 →
opened	1901 →
owner	City of Philadelphia →
situatedAt	Broad Street and Market Street → Center City Philadelphia → JFK Boulevard and Market Street →
statueOfWilliamPennHeight	about 37 feet →
statueOfWilliamPennMaterial	bronze →
toppedBy	statue of William Penn →
towerHeight	about 167 meters →
wasTallestBuildingInPhiladelphiaUntil	1987 →
wasTallestHabitableBuildingInWorldAtCompletion	yes →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → Broad Street (Philadelphia) ("Philadelphia City Hall tower at Broad and Market") → Center City → Market Street (Philadelphia) →	hasLandmark
City Hall Station (Philadelphia) → Love Park → Market Street (Philadelphia) ("City Hall (Philadelphia)") →	adjacentTo
John F. Kennedy Plaza → Reading Terminal complex → Suburban Station ("City Hall, Philadelphia") →	locatedNear
Jefferson Station → Pennsylvania Convention Center → Race–Vine station →	near
City Hall Station (Philadelphia) → City Hall station (SEPTA) →	locatedUnder
Congress Hall ("Philadelphia County Courthouse") →	builtFor
Center City →	contains
City Hall Square (Philadelphia) →	hasCentralFeature
Broad Street (Philadelphia) →	knownFor
Mummers Parade ("City Hall, Philadelphia") →	mainVenue
15th Street station →	nearbyLandmark
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	runsFrom
Philadelphia Municipal Court →	seat
City Hall Square (Philadelphia) →	surrounds