{"product_id":"philadelphias-city-hall-9780738513409","title":"Philadelphia's City Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning photographs highlight a marvel of masonry and community vision created by a city hungry to prove its worth on the world stage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of Center City, Philadelphia, stands city hall, an architectural and sculptural masterpiece whose size and beauty rival the grand structures found in the capitals of Europe. Shortly after the Civil War, city hall embraced the community's need for a new municipal building while filling the visionary desire of its designers to underscore Philadelphia's reputation as \"the Athens of America.\" Thirty years later stood a monumental structure that was easily the largest building in North America and one of the most beautiful, displaying over two hundred fifty pieces of sculpture. Philadelphia's City Hall illuminates the fascinating account of the building's controversial origin, its symbolic sculptural program, and the largest statue topping a building in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738513409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.64w x 0.35d","brand":"Allen M. Hornblum, George J. Holmes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38210868740277,"sku":"9780738513409","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_39f14d20-bc2b-489d-a90d-ee8ad7812eeb.jpg?v=1610427273","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/philadelphias-city-hall-9780738513409","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}