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The city is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents in its metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area.
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Fairmount Park with City Halltower visible at top center, 1893City Hall, 1965Old City
1. Liberty Bell 2. Independence Hall, north facade 3. Independence Hall, south facade 4. Independence Hall, Assembly Room 5. Independence Hall, Governor's Council Chamber 6. Congress Hall 7. Congress Hall, Senate Chamber 8. Old City Halland U.S. Supreme Court, 1791–1800 9. Carpenters' Hall 10. Declaration House 11. First Bank of the United States 12. Second Bank of the United States 13. Elfreth's Alley 14. Philadelphia Bourse 15. Merchants' Exchange Building 16. U.S. Custom House
Society Hill
1. Delancey Street, Society Hill 2. Athenaeum 3. Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial 4. Hill–Physick–Keith House 5. Contribution- ship 6. New Market and Head House 7. Society Hill Towers
Other Center City sites
1. Philadelphia City Hall 2. Masonic Temple 3. Philadelphia Stock Exchange 4. Pennsylvania Hospital 5. Delancey Place, Rittenhouse 6. Free Library of Philadelphia
The Birth of Pennsylvania, 1680, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris - William Penn, holding paper, and King Charles IIPenn's Treaty with the Indians, 1683, by Benjamin WestJohn Trumbull's Declaration of Independence - Committee of Five presents their draft in Independence Hall, June 28, 1776Aero Memorial in Logan SquareCivil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on the Benjamin Franklin ParkwayA young Benjamin Franklin at PennSchuylkill River, Fairmount ParkBelmont Plateau, Fairmount ParkAcademy of Music, home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900–2001Submarine in foreground and crane barge in background, 1912Hammerhead crane, 1923Ships ready for launching, 1942Launching of the USS New Jersey, 1942Citizens Bank Park, Phillies, 2007; opened 2004Lincoln Financial Field, Eagles, 2012; opened 2003Wells Fargo Center, Flyers / Sixers / Soul, 2012; opened 1996The South Philadelphia Sports Complexin 2008; the Spectrum (upper left) was demolished in 2011History of Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people.
The architecture of Philadelphia is a mix of historic and modern styles that reflect the city's history. The first European settlements appeared within the present day borders of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 17th century with most structures being built from logs. By the 18th century, brick structures had become common.
Philadelphia, colloquially Philly, is the 6th most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population of the city was 1,603,797 people in 2020. Philadelphia was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800.
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May 31, 2022 · Aerial view - Philadelphia Exchange Company, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,137-22 (CT).tif 4,990 × 4,006; 57.2 MB AERIAL VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST. ARSENAL RUNS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS CENTER OF PICTURE.
