October 12, 2009
Photo of the Day: William Penn Statue Presides Over the Philadelphia Skyline
From his perch atop City Hall, William Penn looks eastward towards his childhood home in England. **Ed. Note: Thanks commenter "whut" for the correction. Despite commonly accepted Philadelphia lore, William Penn is facing northeast toward Penn Treaty Park, not his homeland of England.** (Photo by B. Krist)
After the jump, another view of the Philadelphia skyline.
The Comcast Center, the second building from the right, is now Philadelphia's tallest building.
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(7 responses)
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
whut says:
do you guys just make shit up as you go?
he’s looking northeast to penn treaty park. http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/faqsubcat.cfm?FAQCategory=59&subCat=84&namesubcat=William Penn
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
haha says:
that’s hysterical…(in response to whut)
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
emily says:
can you guys post these in desktop wallpaper size??
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
anthony says:
is there a high res version of these photo’s available? i’d love save them personally. they’re beautiful.
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
Mary van Ogtrop says:
Emily and Anthony, thanks for the photo props. We don’t have plans to post full-resolution versions of these photos, but you can find great, wallpaper-sized photos from our With Love campaign (inc. a classic shots of the Phanatic and the Philly skyline) at http://www.gophila.com/withlove.
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
lori says:
Hello, I really love this photo! I am having my daughter’s graduation party soon and I would love to use this for her invitation. How would I go about doing that? (It fits in so well with the theme.)
Thanks very much!
October 12, 2009, 11:15 am
123 says:
beautiful picture
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