Market East Civic Core

The Lit Brothers building occupies a full city block between Seventh and Eighth Streets on Market Street, standing out as Philadelphia's only complete block of Victorian commercial architecture. It is composed of thirty-three separate…

The Strawbridge's Building stands at eight hundred one Market Street as a limestone monument to a retail era that nearly collapsed under the weight of its own ambition. Designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon and Simon, this thirteen-story…

Reading Terminal Market occupies the street-level floor and basement of what was once the Reading Railroad’s grand train terminal. You can recognize the structure by the massive arched roof that covers the former train shed, a landmark of…

The Masonic Temple rises above the intersection of Broad and Filbert Streets, defined by its towering, medieval Norman architecture and asymmetrical stone towers that reach two hundred thirty-two feet into the air. Completed in eighteen…

Philadelphia City Hall is distinguished by the massive, thirty-seven-foot bronze statue of William Penn that crowns its central tower. Rising five hundred forty-eight feet above Penn Square, this Second Empire style structure served as the…

Dilworth Park is defined by two sloped glass pavilions that emerge from the ground, serving as entrances to the transit hub tucked beneath your feet. This park sits directly at the foot of Philadelphia's City Hall, covering an area once…

The Clothespin is a forty-five-foot-tall Cor-Ten steel sculpture located at Centre Square Plaza, at the intersection of Fifteenth and Market Streets. It is easily recognized by its massive scale and its silhouette, which mirrors an…

The Wanamaker Building is a massive twelve-story granite structure that occupies an entire city block between Market and Chestnut Streets. Designed by architect Daniel H. Burnham and completed in nineteen eleven, it was constructed to…