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Title
Over The Top
Artist
Marla McPherson
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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This digital photograph shows an image of Philadelphia's mirrored skyscraper Liberty Place Complex as seen from Love Park on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. One Liberty Place (the tallest building to the right in the photo) is a 61-story 941 foot (288 m) skyscraper. It was completed in 1987, and at that time became the tallest building in the city. Two Liberty Place was completed in 1990, stands 58 stories tall and measures 848 feet (258 m) high. Both buildings were designed by Helmut Jahn and his firm Murphy/Jahn. The design of these two steel and blue glass buildings were heavily influenced by the Chrysler building in New York City. The building of these skyscrapers at the time was quite controversial. Opposition came from many who were against having buildings downtown taller than Philadelphia's City Hall, fearing it would negatively impact the charm and livability of the city as well as move the center of the city away from City Hall. These buildings are now considered to have given Philadelphia one of the more appealing skylines of any major American city. They are not however the tallest buildings in the city anymore, having been surpassed in height by the Comcast building completed in 2007.
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June 19th, 2015
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Viewed 523 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/22/2024 at 4:12 AM
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Tabernacle, NJ - United States
Very good choice to capture this from that point of view. Like they are peeking over at you. Great framing. Nice colors in the glass too. I used to work across from Liberty 2. I would go to the shops and have lunch. Long ago. l/f
Marla McPherson replied:
Thank you very much for the visit and your support Glenn! It is very much appreciated!
Elkins Park, Pe - United States
Thanks very much Steve for the feature in the FAA Urban Images group!!
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