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Artist: American Soc. of Civil Engineers
The City of Philadelphia
American Soc. of Civil Engineers,
1997
* Monument to the work of Thomas Holme
and
William Penn
* small
map of Philadelphia
* inscription:
A portraiture of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania in America
by Thomas Holme Surveyor General. Sold by Andrew Sowle in Shoreditch London.
Planned 1682
Dedicated 1997
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1852
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
The City of Philadelphia
Surveyor General Thomas Holme, Governor William Penn and others
planned the open public squares and rational street layout
that we enjoy today. These original features have inspired city
engineers for 300 years.
* Southeast corner of Aviator Park, West side of Logan Square.
North side of Race, East of 20th.
* 39.957550,-75.171450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Holme page
+wikipedia.org's William Penn page
+wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page
City Hall Plaque
American Soc. of Civil Engineers,
2006
* small
City 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:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
