Philadelphia's City Hall

by Allen M. Hornblum and George J. Holmes

Book Overview

Stunning photographs highlight a marvel of masonry and community vision created by a city hungry to prove its worth on the world stage.

At the crossroads of Center City, Philadelphia, stands city hall, an architectural and sculptural masterpiece whose size and beauty rival the grand structures found in the capitals of Europe. Shortly after the Civil War, city hall embraced the community's need for a new municipal building while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738513407
• ISBN13: 9780738513409
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"