Philadelphia City Hall

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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 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

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Dilworth Park adjacentTo Philadelphia City Hall
Dilworth Park isPartOf Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall complex
Dilworth Park hasView Philadelphia City Hall
Callowhill hasProximityTo Philadelphia City Hall
Penn Square hasLandmark Philadelphia City Hall
Penn Square isSiteOf Philadelphia City Hall
Penn Square hasBuildingAtCenter Philadelphia City Hall
South Broad Street terminusNorth Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: City Hall (Philadelphia)
South Broad Street hasLandmark Philadelphia City Hall
Penn Square station locatedUnder Philadelphia City Hall
Market Street passesNear Philadelphia City Hall
subject surface form: Market Street (Philadelphia)
Historicism hasExample Philadelphia City Hall
subject surface form: Historicism (architecture)
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County seat Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: Philadelphia City Hall (primary courthouse complex)
Broad Street Subway servesInstitution Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: City Hall of Philadelphia
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Philadelphia overlooks Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: City Hall, Philadelphia
North 15th Street adjacentTo Philadelphia City Hall