PhiladelphiaSights

Government Building sights in Philadelphia

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    Independence Hall

    Independence Hall is the 'birthplace of American government, ' where delegates from the 13 colonies met to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. An excellent example of Georgian architecture, it sports understated lines that reveal Philadelphia's Quaker heritage.

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    City Hall

    The majestic City Hall, completed in 1901, stands 548ft tall in Penn Sq. It's the world's tallest masonry construction without a steel frame, and it's topped by a 27-ton bronze statue of William Penn.

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