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Dragons
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Taller Puertorriqueno Community Garden * standing people, food, dragon, guitar, hats * Inside the fence but clearly visible * Next to the Administrative Building, Taller Puertorriqueno. East side of 5th, North of Lehigh. * 39.992660,-75.140000 [map] * On the Port Richmond tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified, African American * See also: +Taller Puertorriqueno |
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City Hall, East Pavilion Alexander Milne Calder, 1873 - 1893 * beaver, crane and owl, butterfly, plants, elephant head, dragon heads, City Hall tower, city seal, ship, plow and scales, scrolls, standing people, reclining people, heads, headgear * Part of the whole building's art. East entrance City Hall. Market at Juniper. * 39.952300,-75.162800 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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City Hall, South Pavilion Alexander Milne Calder, 1873 - 1893 * standing people, sitting people, heads, birds, dragons, book and scrolls, staff, cats, seal of Pennsylvania, horses, ship, plow, plants, bison head, squirrel, headgear * Part of the whole building's art. City Hall. North side of S. Penn Square at Broad. * 39.951825,-75.163650 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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St. George and the Dragon Elkington & Company, 1877 (sometimes listed 1876) * Statue of Saint George * seated person, horse, helmet, spear, dragon * inscription: Designed and cast 1877 Elkington & Company Birmingham England for The Society of the Sons of St. George of Philadelphia Founded 1772 St. George's Day, 23 April, 1978 * Martin Luther King Drive just North of Black Road. * 39.983050,-75.205900 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Moved * See also: +phillyskyline.com story about the demolition of the building where this sculpture used to be, with picture +Society of the Sons of St. George +picture of this piece from the Free Library of Philadelphia +Bob Speel's Elkington & Company page +newadvent.org's St. George page |
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Mother Bethel Gargoyles 1889 * dragons * High on the walls. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Northeast corner 6th and Lombard. * 39.943375,-75.151850 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuilding.org's entry for the building +Mother Bethel AME Church |
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Fisher Fine Arts Library Gargoyles 1891 * dragons * On the walls. West side of 34th, South of Walnut (Woodland Walk side). * 39.951700,-75.192975 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building +philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building |
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Penn Quad Gargoyles 1894 - 1911 * small crouching and horizontal people, heads, headgear, squirrel, seahorse, donkeys, frogs, dragon, balls, shields, books, food, staff, musical instruments * Walls. Penn Quad. South side of Spruce from 36th to 38th. * 39.950875,-75.197400 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the Quad |
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Broad Street Ministry Gargoyles 1901 * small faces, dragons * Whole building. Broad Street Ministry. East side of Broad between Spruce and Pine. * 39.946150,-75.164750 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building +Broad Street Ministry |
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Gate and Gargoyles Samuel Yellin, 1912 * small dragon head, abstract gate * there are identical gargoyles on either side of the gate * Gate (and gargoyles). South side of Latimer, West of 16th. * 39.948150,-75.168350 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.orgs's Samuel Yellin page +Samuel Yellin Metal Workers |
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Irvine Auditorium Gargoyles 1926 * small dragon heads * Wall. South side of Irvine Auditorium. Northwest corner, 34th and Spruce. * 39.950700,-75.193225 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +wikipedia.org's Irvine Auditorium page |
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Fidelity Bank Building 1928 * reclining people, heads, standing people, headgear, hammer, artists tools, quill and scroll, dragons, ship, weapons, lion, tree, donkey, sun, sundial * inscription: Libertas Americana, 4 Juil 1776 Non sine diis animosusinians 17 Oct. 1777 - 19 Oct. 1781 Fugio. 1787, Mind your business Value me as you please Masathusets * Whole building. East side of Broad between Sansom and Walnut. * 39.949675,-75.163925 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1928 - 1929 * gargoyles and statue of Saint Paul * small standing person, Bible, sword, crosses, plants, dragons, snake, bird, fish, unidentified creatures * inscription: Spiritus Gladius * Whole building.. St. Paul's Episcopal Church. South side of Chestnut Hill Ave., East of Germantown Ave.. * 40.079100,-75.208850 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +gargoyle hunter's page for the building +philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building +St. Paul's Chestnut Hill |
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Welsh Society Plaque 1968 * One line biographies of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris and William Penn * small dragon logo * inscription: The Welsh Society Philadelphia Organized March 1, 1729 Gogoniant i Dduw Glory to God Commemorating the Welsh contributions to the founding of the City of Philadelphia the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America William Penn, 1644-1718, proclaimer of freedom of religion and planner of New Wales, later named Pennsylvania Robert Morris, 1734-1806, foremost financier of the American Revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence Gouverneur Morris, 1752-1816, author of the final draft of the COnstitution of the United States John Marhall, 1755-1835, Chief Justice of the United States and Father of American Constitutional Law Erected on St. David's Day, March 1, 1968 * East wall. City Hall. Market at Juniper. * 39.952250,-75.162750 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +The Welsh Society of Philadelphia +wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page +wikipedia.org's John Marshall page +wikipedia.org's Gouverneur Morris page +wikipedia.org's Robert Morris page +wikipedia.org's William Penn page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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Mario the Magnificent Eric Berg, 2002 * In honor of Mario V. Mascioli * dragon, logo * Based on the Drexel University logo. * inscription: In honor of Mario V. Mascioli, '45, an exemplary alumnus * On the campus of Drexel University. Southeast corner, 33rd and Market. * 39.955400,-75.189325 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +artist's page for this piece +Eric Berg Studios +obituary of Mario V. Mascioli from drexel.edu +Drexel University |
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Dragons Ward Elicker, 2009 * big dragons * On top of the parking lot wall. North side of Arch, East of 9th. * 39.953375,-75.154100 [map] * On the Convention District tour. * See also: +artist's pictures of this piece in the foundry +artist's pictures of this piece being installed +elickercasting.com |
