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Thanksgiving Night around the streets of Philadelphia... This is Independence Hall, just around the block from my friend's place. I have a 7-11 around the block from my place. Not quite the same thing... ;)
The Tower Building at the former Menninger Foundation campus in Topeka.
Built in 1929, it's always been a distinctive landmark in west Topeka, especially for travellers on Interstate 70. And if it looks familiar, that's because the Menninger Tower is modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic left Topeka for Houston, leaving the campus vacant. Many of the older buildings have been demolished - the Tower Building one of the only few still standing. However, with its vacancy, some cases of vandalism have occurred.
Unfortunately, with no group/organization interested in buying the property, talk of its demolition has grown in recent months.
Personally, I wanted to capture this building on a good sunny day when I still had the chance.
Topeka, Kansas
Thursday afternon 6 May 2021
Independence Hall, Old City Philadelphia, PA is where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
Occupy Philadelphia
March to the Liberty Bell
Independence Hall, Liberty Bell
October 2011
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Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
The Syng Inkstand was used during the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the United States Constitution in 1787. Built by Philip Song in 1752 for the provincial assembly of Pennsylvania, it is one of four still-existing objects that were present during the Constitutional Convention, along with the Liberty Bell, the chair that George Washington sat at as the convention's presiding officer, and Independence Hall itself.
The Syng inkstand became the property of the State of Pennsylvania and was moved to the state capital in Harrisburg soon after the Constitutional Convention ended. t was returned to the City of Philadelphia in 1876, on the centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and displayed in Independence Hall on a desk in front of Washington's chair. The National Park Service acquired the inkstand when it took over maintenance of Independence Hall from the City of Philadelphia, and it is now on display in a special case in the west wing of Independence Hall.
The Liberty bell is an iconic symbol of American independence, located across the road from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Its distinctive crack appeared some time in the early 19th century.
Statue of Commodore John Barry.Father of the American Navy 1745-1803.Independence Hall Park Philadelphia Pa-35mm Olympus Stylus Epic,Ilford XP2 400
Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. It is now the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature (later Pennsylvania State House) for the Province of Pennsylvania and was used in that capacity until the state capital moved to Lancaster in 1799. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, where the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. The park has been nicknamed "America's most historic square mile" because of its abundance of historic landmarks.
The centerpiece of the park is Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature for the Province of Pennsylvania.
Independence Hall is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and adopted.
The Assembly Room where both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were signed.
We visited the park in July 1984.
Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. The park has been nicknamed "America's most historic square mile" because of its abundance of historic landmarks.
The centerpiece of the park is Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature for the Province of Pennsylvania.
Independence Hall is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and adopted.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chamber.
We visited the park in July 1984.
The line to view the Liberty Bell was surprisingly short this Sunday afternoon. We almost had the viewing chamber to ourselves, which allowed me to set up this composition with Independence Hall in the background.
The NPS employee's mask gives away the year this picture was taken. Things have really changed during the pandemic, but I'm glad these national parks remained open.
May 25th, 2014
Philadelphia, PA
Under the Philadelphia City Hall. Be sure to check out the individuals holding up the building.
Some info from the Hall's web site:
"The Experience
City Hall is the largest municipal building in the United States, containing over 14.5 acres of floor space. It is an architectural treasure inside and out. The public rooms are among the most lavish in the City. The City Council Chamber, the Mayor’s Reception Room, Conversation Hall and the Supreme Court Room are the most ornate.
The exterior is covered with sculpture representing the seasons and continents, as well as allegorical figures, heads and masks. All of the sculpture was designed by Alexander Milne Calder, including the 27-ton statue of William Penn atop the tower. The tower was the tallest building in Philadelphia until 1987. Its observation deck, which is open to the public, provides a panoramic view of the city.
History
In his original 1682 design for the city, William Penn set aside the Center Square for public buildings, but it took 200 years before the square was used for that purpose. The first City Hall was located at 2nd and Market streets, then moved to 5th and Chestnut streets when the Independence Hall complex was built.
The present City Hall on Center Square was begun in 1871 and took over 30 years to complete. John McArthur Jr. was the architect and supervised construction with the assistance of Thomas U. Walter. The first floor is built of solid granite — 22 feet thick in some places — supporting a brick structure faced with marble. The 548-foot tower is the tallest masonry structure in the world without a steel frame."