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--photo: Carol Highsmith-
Wanamaker’s in Philadelphia is one of several well-appointed retail stores by the architect of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, Daniel Burnham. He modeled the design on that of a Renaissance palazzo, or palace. President Taft attended the building’s opening, where Burnham said, in an uncharacteristically modest moment, “if I have become a good architect, it has been because of the education I have received at the expense of my clients.”
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Comments (3)
Cool- I am going to Philadelphia over spring break, and now i want to go see this building.
Posted by Liz Murray | March 16, 2007 12:16 AM
Posted on March 16, 2007 00:16
Enjoy your visit, Liz. There are many other attractive and significant buildings to see here, including the four others that made the top 150. There is a fifth building you should also see, in the next block down from Wanamaker's, that isn't on the top 150 but should be: the PSFS Buiding (now Loews Hotel) (1932; George Howe and William Lescaze), the first Modernist or "International Style" skyscraper in the United States. This building still looks as fresh and new as it did when it opened 75 years ago.
Posted by Sandy Smith | March 20, 2007 10:18 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 22:18
The picture shown above is the central court of the store. The store takes up one city block. The central court rises nine stories through the interior of the store. If you arrive at Noon, you might (if they still do it) enjoy a brief recital on the second largest pipe organ in the world, which plays in the grand court.
Posted by Steven F. | March 24, 2007 8:06 PM
Posted on March 24, 2007 20:06