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City Hall At 548 ft, including the statue of city founder William Penn atop it, it was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1894 to 1908. It remained the tallest in Pennsylvania until it was surpassed in 1932 by the Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh; it was the tallest in Philadelphia until the construction of One Liberty Place (1984–87) ended the informal gentlemen's agreement that limited the height of buildings in the city. Today, it is the state's 16th-tallest building. City Hall has been the world's tallest masonry building since at least the 1953 collapse of the pinnacle of the Mole Antonelliana in Turin. Its weight is borne by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet thick. The principal exterior materials are limestone, granite, and marble. Photo 12, Nov 2014 |
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City Hall detail Photo 12d, Nov 2014 |
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City Hall Broad street, North side Photo 68, Nov 2007 |
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City Hall Broad street, North side Photo 81, Nov 2007 |
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City Hall Broad street, North side Photo 82, Nov 2007 |
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City Hall Broad street, North side Photo 83, Nov 2007 |
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City Hall View of City Hall from Art Museum Photo 87d, Nov 2007 |
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