City Hall

Stunning! I passed by the city hall a few times a day walking my way around Philly. There are many angles and sides of this glorious building to admire. The architecture work on this building is a godly work of art.

This beauty is made up of limestone, white marble and brick. In 2006 it was named a national historic civil engineering landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

I was restricted on personal time during my visit, but WHEN I have the opportunity to come back to Philadelphia, I heard you are able to tour the building and they have an open air observation deck. Too bad I didn't know until after I left. Until next time you sexy thang!

The outside areas of Dilworth Plaza have certainly improved since I was a kid! The area was clean filled with tulips

Loved the architecture and the style of the Philadelphia City Hall, in all its Second Empire glory - it houses the Philadelphia City Council and the mayor offices, as well as the courthouse.

We actually cut through to get to the other side, and there were public restrooms available - definitely could have needed more attention to, as it was wet floors, TP all over, and no hand soap - eeks!

There's security posted by the entrances.

Note that the cut-through walkway closes in the evenings, so you'll have to walk around the premise.

+unclean public restrooms

This weekend I played tourist in my own city and visited City Hall for the tower tour. I had always wanted to go and see the tour but since the tour is only available during the week, it has been hard to make an appointment. The tour cost $15/pp which I think it just about right. When we arrived, they were a little overwhelmed but everyone was still very friendly. We had to wait a little before actually going up in the tower but I didn't mind the wait. I bought some postcards to send to my family it was a little over $2 after tax for the postcards. Once we got going, we went through security and we went up! Beautiful panoramic views. It was cool to see the art museum, comcast towers, and the Ben Franklin bridge. It is a little awkward angle of Billy Penn but still cool nonetheless. I feel like every Philadelphian should try and make a trip up there, just don't take off work for it!

Located in the heart of the Center City, Philadelphia City Hall was built to house the entirety of government--City Council, Mayor and Supreme Court remains today the tallest masonry-bearing building in the world. Designed in the ornate Second Empire style, the domed tower rises over 547 feet/22 stories topping off with a statue of William Penn. While my partner and I were here last Saturday, the holiday market at the nearby Dilworth Park was coming to life as some of the vendors were setting up their stands with decorations while ice skaters enjoying the makeshift rink. It's definitely worth a visit for its craftsmanship and breathtaking architecture.

Dreary, dark, miserable, dirty, crumbling, cold, ruthless, indifferent.

Lots of corruption behind those closed doors.

But the history trumps the many negatives.

Every Philadelphian or history lover absolutely must visit this dungeon of political evil.

City hall is one of my favorite places in Philadelphia it's so nice looking and filled with history. The architecture is amazing, gotta visit it if you're in Philly

Public art - open to the public

Visited City Hall while on Spring break in March 2022. COVID lock downs are starting to lift and PHL is opening back up. City Hall was open to the public for the Harriett Tubman quilt exhibit. I love the love that PHL has for Harriett Tubman, they totally claim her as a daughter of PHL.

We also purchased a guided tour of City Hall in addition to walking thru on our own. The guided tour is purchased a few blocks away at the visitor center which is confusing and unnecessary. The city should move the Visitor Center back to the City Hall complex. Pamela Thornton was our tour guide and she is a lot of fun! Highly recommended.

The architecture or the public art alone is worth the visit. The guided tour provides additional context and education and is absolutely worth it!

Enjoy!

I recently visited Philadelphia for the first time and I was blown away by city hall. It's the largest free-standing masonry building in the world and it has (what must be millions of) intricate carvings in the white marble and limestone. This truly breathtaking building is a National Historic Landmark for a reason and it is absolutely worth the visit.

City Hall in Philadelphia is a beautiful structure where a lot of famous things happen and it still standing today. They have a lot of neat statues and a lot of cool designs on the building it's just a awesome site to see when you were in the heart of Philadelphia city and see all the structures that surround it with City Hall is definitely a very large Eye appealing structure