William Penn
William Penn is a work of art in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. William Penn is situated nearby to the government office Office of LGBT Affairs, as well as near Dilworth Park.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Billy Penn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Masonic Temple.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Museum
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1805, it is the longest continuously operating art museum and art school in the United States. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is situated 910 feet north of William Penn.
Masonic Temple
Church
Photo: Evrik, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building in Philadelphia. Located at 1 North Broad Street, directly across from Philadelphia City Hall, it serves as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons. Masonic Temple is situated 400 feet northeast of William Penn.
Dilworth Park
Park
Photo: TypoBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dilworth Park is a public park and open space along the western side of City Hall in Center City, Philadelphia. The one-half-acre park opened to the public on September 4, 2014.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Center City East and Rittenhouse Square.
Center City East
Photo: Eugene Kim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
City Center East is the most dense section of Philadelphia, home to City Hall, the Convention Center, Chinatown, Washington Square West, and Gayborhood.
Rittenhouse Square
Neighborhood
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area.
William Penn
- Category: tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.95273° or 39° 57′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.16353° or 75° 9′ 49″ westInception
1894Height
37 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87F6XR3P+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3334654948OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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