Here are some interesting facts about Philadelphia's City Hall:
- It took 30 years to build (cornerstone was laid by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1871, not completed until 1901)
- It is 548 feet or 167 meters tall, the second tallest all masonry building in the world, just 1 and a half feet (.49 meter) shorter than the Mole Antonelliana building in Turin, Italy.
- It was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1901 through 1908.
- with about 700 rooms, it is the largest municipal building in the US, and one of the largest in the world.
- the four sided clock dials in the tower are 26 feet (7.9 meters) in diameter, larger than the famous "Big Ben" clock in the Westminster Palace in London.
- It is decorated with 250 bronze statues by the noted sculptor Alexander Milne Calder.
Agree. To me it must also have a sense of history and a feeling that it's been there forever. The European ones are way better than anything in the rest of the world. I really like Brussels but fell in love with Leuven. What a work of art!
This is not Madrid City hall yet!
Within a few months, but not now.
Can you put the photo of Madrid City Hall nowadays, please! It is a beautiful building.
Thanks!
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