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William
Penn is a
bronze statue by Alexander Milne Calder of William Penn, the founder and namesake
for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It
is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall. It was installed in 1894. It was
cast in fourteen sections and took almost two years to finish.
At
thirty-seven feet in height, it is tallest statue atop any building in the
world.
FUN
FACT: For almost 90 years, an unwritten gentlemen’s agreement forbade any
building in the city from rising above the hat on the Penn statue. This
agreement ended in 1985, when final approval was given to the Liberty Place
complex. Its centerpieces are two skyscrapers, One Liberty Place and Two
Liberty Place, which rose well above the height of Penn’s hat.
SEE
ALSO: Philadelphia City Hall
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| WILLIAM PENN STATUE ATOP PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL |
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| 1894 - WILLIAM PENN STATUE READY FOR LIFTUP |
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