William Penn (Calder)
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William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder.[1]
William Penn | |
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Year | 1894; 130 years ago (1894) |
Type | Bronze |
Dimensions | (447 1/2 in) |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 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.[citation needed]
A copy of the statue stands at Welcome Park.[2] In 2024, the National Park Service proposed renovation of the park, which would include removal of the statue there.[3]