William Penn (Calder)

William Penn is a bronze statue by Alexander Milne Calder of William Penn.[1]

William Penn
Year	1894
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	(447 1/2 in)
Location	Philadelphia
	39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W
Owner	City of Philadelphia

It is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1894. It was cast in fourteen sections, and took almost two years to finish.

For almost 90 years, an unwritten gentlemen's agreement forbade any building in the city from rising above the hat on the Penn statue. This agreement ended in 1985, when final approval was given to the Liberty Place complex. Its centerpieces are two skyscrapers, One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place, which rose well above the height of Penn's hat.

William Penn is the founder and namesake for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Gallery

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  1894 - The statue, ready for liftup
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  Tacony Iron Works employee with the head of Alexander Milne Calder's statue of William Penn.
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  Left side view of the William Penn statue

See also

• List of public art in Philadelphia

References

1. "William Penn, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

External links

• William Penn at Philadelphia Public Art