My pick for coolest Philly building is One Liberty Place.At 61 floors, it is the 16th tallest building in the United States, just nudging out its sister property, Two Liberty Place.
The crown of One Liberty reminds me a lot of both Prudential Plaza (Chicago) and Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta). Like those two properties, One Liberty is especially beautiful at night!
Also, if Wikipedia is right, One Liberty is to blame for the fact that none of Philadelphia's pro sports franchises have been able to win championships lately!:
One Liberty Place was locally famous for being the first building to break the gentlemen's agreement, which was not to exceed the 548 ft (167 m) height of the William Penn statue atop Philadelphia City Hall built in 1901. In breaking this agreement, the so-called "Curse of Billy Penn" was born—a Bambino-like hex that supposedly affects the city's professional sport franchises. Since One Liberty Place was completed, Philadelphia's major sports teams (the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers) have all failed to win league championships.
Links:
One Liberty Place [Official web site]
One Liberty Place [Emporis]
One Liberty Place [Wikipedia]
One Liberty Place [A View On Cities]
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