City Hall Plaque American Soc. of Civil Engineers,
2006
* smallCity Hall Tower
* inscription:
National Historical Civil Engineering Landmark
Started 1871
Completed 1901
Since its completion 30 years
after construction begain in 1871,
City Hall has dominated the Center
City Philadelphia skyline. At Penn
Square,the building is still the
world's tallest masonry load bearing
structure, made of 88 million bricks
and thousands of tons of stone. City
Hall is the nation's most elaborate
seat of municipal government. It is
the finest example of the French Second
Empire style, widely used in Late 19th
Century public buildings.
* Wall.
North side of the East pavilion near the courtyard City Hall.
Market at Juniper.
* 39.952335,-75.163170 [map][nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+American Society of Civil Engineers
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
