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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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Philadelphia City Hall canonical 51
City Hall, Philadelphia 4
City Hall (Philadelphia) 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city hall ⓘ
government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
architect John McArthur Jr. ⓘ
architecturalStyle Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form: French Second Empire

Second Empire ⓘ
surface form: Second Empire architecture
builtFor Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: City of Philadelphia
coArchitect Frank Furness ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Ustick Walter
completed 1901 ⓘ
connectedTo City Hall Station (Philadelphia) ⓘ
surface form: City Hall station (SEPTA)
constructionStart 1871 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
location Philadelphia ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
granite ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
white marble ⓘ
numberOfSculptures over 250 ⓘ
opened 1901 ⓘ
owner Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: City of Philadelphia
situatedAt Market Street (Philadelphia) ⓘ
surface form: 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 (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Market Street → hasLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: Market Street (Philadelphia)
Love Park → adjacentTo → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Mummers Parade → mainVenue → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: City Hall, Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway → runsFrom → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Congress Hall → builtFor → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia County Courthouse
Pennsylvania Convention Center → near → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
15th Street station → nearbyLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Reading Terminal complex → locatedNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
John F. Kennedy Plaza → locatedNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Jefferson Station → near → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Center City section → contains → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: Center City
Center City section → hasLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: Center City
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → knownFor → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → hasLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → hasLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall tower at Broad and Market
City Hall square → surrounds → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
City Hall square → hasCentralFeature → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
Race–Vine station → near → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
City Hall station → locatedUnder → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: City Hall station (SEPTA)
Market Street (Philadelphia) → adjacentTo → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: City Hall (Philadelphia)
Suburban Station → locatedNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: City Hall, Philadelphia
City Hall Station (Philadelphia) → adjacentTo → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
City Hall Station (Philadelphia) → locatedUnder → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Philadelphia Municipal Court → seat → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → seat → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → headquartersLocation → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
statue of William Penn → location → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: Statue of William Penn
statue of William Penn → associatedWith → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: Statue of William Penn
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall tower
Philadelphia City Council → meetsIn → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
JFK Boulevard and Market Street → hasNearbyLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
JFK Boulevard and Market Street → serves → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall complex
Market East Station → nearbyLandmark → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
LOVE Park, Philadelphia → locatedNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
LOVE Park, Philadelphia → hasViewOf → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall clock tower
Center City Concourse → connects → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Center City → contains → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall building
Benjamin Franklin Parkway cultural district → hasViewOf → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin Parkway cultural district → isMajorAxisBetween → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Market East → hasNearbyAttraction → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
this entity surface form: City Hall, Philadelphia
John McArthur Jr. → notableWork → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
John McArthur Jr. → designed → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
John McArthur Jr. → architectOf → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
PA 611 (portion) → passesNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania → contains → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
City Hall → locatedOn → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
subject surface form: William Penn statue
One Liberty Place → surpassedBuilding → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
LOVE Park → locatedNear → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Chinatown, Philadelphia → near → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Government of the City of Philadelphia → seatOfGovernment → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
Fairmount Park Commission → headquartersLocation → Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ