This was the other side of city hall. Absolutely beautiful architecture, design, etc. You can tell the Quakers took a lot of pride in the social experiment they were embarking on. It is almost as if they were in a contest with European royalty to show them how intricate and beautiful they could get with their government buildings.
At the top of this tower, stands the big bronze statue of William Penn looking out over the city.
There was not a whole lot of information displayed to the public about city hall, however, the detail is just beautiful. We think this is one of the towers in which they used to keep criminals awaiting trial (before they had prisons and jails). If you look closely, you can see the scale of justice and the women of justice (whatever they are called).
More detail of the door above.
William Penn is at the very top.
The City Center of Philadelphia. This is the exact spot (in the middle of city hall's courtyard) where William Penn said the city should be built around.
Look how beautiful. This was built back in the late 1700s and the size of this building is just amazing. It almost reminded me of a huge fort since the building had four sides, but the middle was open to the public to walk through. It appeared to be about 7 stories tall, made all of stone.
More of the inside of City Hall. (It is still used today as City Hall).
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