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The City of Brotherly Love Philadelphia

Philly Riverfront

A View of Philadelphia Waterfront

A View of Philadelphia Waterfront

Philadelphia Skyline

A view of the Skyline of Philadelphia from Camden, NJ

Along the Philadelphia Waterfront

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Tall Ship Moshulu at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia

The Moshulu has been used in the movies Rocky and The Godfather Part II, as well as in the end scene of the movie "Blow Out". The ship is now a fine dining restaurant at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia

The Cruiser Olympia on the waterfront in Philadelphia

Built in California in 1892 The USS Olympia was Commodore George Dewey flagship during the Spanish American War. It was on the bridge of this ship that the Commodore said Fire when Ready

Naval Ship Visiting Philadelphia

Naval Ship Visiting Philadelphia

The Ben Franklin Bridge

Spanning the Delaware River, The Ben Franklin Bridge connects southern New Jersey with Philadelphia. The Bridge was dedicated in 1925 and was opened by the First Lady, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.

Ben Franklin Bridge

Construction started in 1922 but soon after a dispute arose between Benjamin Franklin Bridge New Jersey and Philadelphia. New Jersey wanted toll booths on the bridge while Pennsylvania wanted the bridge to be free, using tax money to pay for the construction. Works on the bridge even halted for some time until eventually Pennsylvania agreed to construct toll booths.The bridge finally opened to traffic on July 1, 1926 as the Delaware River Port Authority Bridge. In 1956 it was renamed Benjamin Franklin Bridge, after one of the Founding Fathers and one of Philadelphia's most famous citizens.

The Ben Franklin Bridge, Camden, New Jersey

Spanning the Delaware River, The Ben Franklin Bridge connects southern New Jersey (Camden County) with Philadelphia. The Bridge was dedicated in 1925 and was opened by the First Lady, Mrs. Calvin Cooledge.

The Philadelphia Belle

The Philadelphia Belle is a four-deck, paddle wheel-style riverboat, modeled after the majestic boats that plied the Mississippi River during the 1800s. The spectacularly renovated riverboat is the largest vessel of its kind on the East Coast and is able to accommodate up to 1,000 guests. The boat is now closed and not in use.

The Battleship New Jersey

USS New Jersey (BB-62) ("Big J" or "Black Dragon") is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. State of New Jersey. The New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and is the only U.S. battleship to provide gunfire support during the Vietnam War.Built in Philadelphia the Battleship New Jersey served in World War II, the Korean Conflict, and The Vietnam War. II.She is located in Camden New Jersey directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia

Center City Philadelphia

Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Greater Center City has grown into the second-most populated downtown area in the United States, after Midtown Manhattan in New York City, with an estimated 183,240 residents in 2015.

City Hall Philadelphia

With almost 700 rooms, City Hall is the largest municipal building in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The building houses three branches of government, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial Branch's Civil Courts.

Beautiful City Hall Downtown Philadelphia

City Hall's architecture is of the elaborate Victorian style referred to as French Second Empire. The Palais des Tuileries and the New Louvre in Paris influenced the building's design. Second Empire motifs are evident in the turreted courtyard stair towers; the slate mansard roof with dormer windows; the paired columns, which help to make it look three stories instead of eight; the integration of the hundreds of sculptures; the projecting corner pavilions; and the grand staircases in the North and South portals. City hall's style is also often referred to as High Victorian Picturesque Eclecticism or French Renaissance.With almost 700 rooms, City Hall is the largest municipal building in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The building houses three branches of government, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial Branch's Civil Courts.

Philadelphia City Hall

At 548 ft which includes the statue of city founder William Penn atop it, it was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1901 to 1908. It remained the tallest in Pennsylvania until it was surpassed in 1932 by the Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh; it was the tallest in Philadelphia until the construction of One Liberty Place (1984–1987) ended the informal gentlemen's agreement that limited the height of tall buildings in the city. Today, it is the 16th-tallest building in Pennsylvania.

Center City in Downtown Philadelphia

Center City is the "downtown" section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building in the front of the picture is the City Hall.

Downtown Philadelphia

Greater Center City has grown into the second-most populated downtown area in the United States, after Midtown Manhattan in New York City, with an estimated 183,240 residents in 2015

View of Center City Philadelphia

Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia.

Center City Philadelphia

Center City Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia. Center City is home to most of Philadelphia's tallest buildings, including Philadelphia's City Hall.

G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building in Philadelphia

The G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building, formerly known as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower or IBX Tower, is a skyscraper in Philadelphia housing the headquarters of Independence Blue Cross. The tower, built between 1988 and 1990, was designed by WZMH Architects, who also designed the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. It was renamed in 2005 after the company's president and CEO, who died from cancer.

Center City Philadelphia

This view of Center shows City Hall, One Liberty Place, The BNY Mellon Center, Comcast Center, Three Logan Square and other skyscrapers in Center City Philadelphia.

Center City Philadelphia

This view of Center shows City Hall, One Liberty Place, The BNY Mellon Center, Comcast Center, Three Logan Square and other skyscrapers in Center City Philadelphia.

The Murals of Philadelphia

The Mural Arts Program is an anti-graffiti mural program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1986 and directed by Jane Golden as a division of the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network. Since its inception in 1984, the Mural Arts Program has engaged thousands of diverse community members throughout Philadelphia in mural-making programs—from artists, students, and community leaders, to victims of crime and prison inmates—resulting in over 3,000 murals that have transformed the city, while highlighting the community-building power of art.

The Union League Building in Philadelphia

The Union League, which occupies an entire city block in the center of Philadelphia’s commercial and cultural district, is a shining jewel of history in a city defined by such treasure. Founded in 1862 as a patriotic society to support the policies of President Abraham Lincoln, The Union League has hosted U.S. presidents, heads of state, industrialists, entertainers and visiting dignitaries from around the globe. The classic French Renaissance-styled League House, with its brick and brownstone façade and dramatic twin circular staircases leading to the main entrance, is listed in the National Historic Register, and dates back to 1865, when the Broad Street building was completed. With approximately one-quarter million square feet of space, the building is spread out over eight floors and has entrances on all sides: north, south, east, and west

The Academy of Music in Philadelphia

The Academy of Music, also known as American Academy of Music, is a concert hall and opera house located at 240 S. Broad Street between Locust and Manning Streets in the Avenue of the Arts area of Center City, Philadelphia It was built in 1855-57 and is the oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose. Known as the "Grand Old Lady of Broad Street," the venue is the home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. It was also home to the Philadelphia Orchestra from its inception in 1900 until 2001, when the orchestra moved to the new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The list of renowned artists who have performed at the Academy reads like a "who's who" of the past century of performing arts history, with such greats as Marian Anderson, Maria Callas, Enrico Caruso, Aaron Copland, Vladimir Horowitz, Gustav Mahler, Anna Pavlova, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Leontyne Price, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Joan Sutherland, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, among many others.Outside of arts events, it hosted the 1872 Republican National Convention. In addition, parts of Martin Scorsese's 1993 film The Age of Innocence were filmed in the Academy.