Penn Center
Penn Center is the heart of Philadelphia's central business district. It takes its name from the nearly five million square foot office and retail complex it contains.Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: human settlement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Penn Center, Philadelphia” and “Ten Penn Center”
- Address: 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, 19103
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Curtis Institute of Music.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Museum
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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is situated 1,200 feet north of Penn Center.
Curtis Institute of Music
University
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The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. Curtis Institute of Music is situated 1,700 feet south of Penn Center.
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 2,000 feet east of Penn Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Center City West and Logan Square.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
Logan Square
Neighborhood
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Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of Center City.
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.
Penn Center
- Categories: neighborhood, building, and office
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.95359° or 39° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-75.17039° or 75° 10′ 13″ westLevels
28Height
306 feet (93 metres)Open location code
87F6XR3H+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 332801455OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q7163164
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Penn Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “宾州中心”
- Dutch: “Penn Center”
- French: “Penn Center”
- Turkish: “Penn Center”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 1835 Market Street and BNY Mellon Center.
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