A few photographs from Philadelphia. I managed to get a little bit of time on the last day of the AIA Convention before my flight home to do a quick early morning tour of the city.
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Philadelphia Town Hall with the tallest building One Liberty Place in the background |
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The view from the R2 37th floor cafe |
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William Penn statue on the top of the town hall - build higher than him and your sports teams will be cursed |
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The nice and healthy traditional lunchtime snack that is the Philly Cheese Steak |
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Independence Hall - Where the United States Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776 |
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The famous bell that was rung after the declaration of Independence |
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Food from all over the world at the Reading Terminal Market (that was under the convention centre) |
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Columns and carvings inside the Town Hall complex |
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Baseball in the shadows of the skyscrapers |
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The Art Museum and the famous Rocky Steps |
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The Water Works that used to pump water into the city via a reservoir (now where the art gallery is) |
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Beautiful garden at the back of the gallery |
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Lovely street art |
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Inside the pretty creepy Philadelphia East State Penitentiary |
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Illustration of how the % of the American population in jail has grown over the decades |
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Al Capone got a nicely fitted out cell for his stay |
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...and, of course, every shopping centre needs a huge bronze statue of an eagle |
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