Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia

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Philadelphia City Hall

Broad and Market
Philadelphia PA United States

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1871
Finished	1901
Floor Count	7
Basement Floors	1

Building Uses

- city hall

- government

- observation

Structural Types

- tower

- clock

- lowrise

- statue

Heights	Value	Source / Comments

Spire	548 ft	Unconfirmed
	from street to top of William Penn's hat

Roof	511 ft	Unconfirmed
	from street to base of statue

Top floor	452 ft	Unconfirmed


Clock	361 ft	Unconfirmed
	Height to center of clock face above ground

Statue	37 ft	Unconfirmed
	Name: "William Penn" by Alexander Milne Calder

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Description
Architect: W Powell

Information:
http://www.ajaxelectric.com/cityhall/noframemenu.htm

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