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Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall, Philadelphia
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Quick Facts
City  Philadelphia
Country  USA
Year  1874 - 1876
Height  45,7m / 150ft
Realisation
Architect  Hermann Schwarzmann
Building Info
Name  Memorial Hall
Materials  glass
brick
granite
cast-iron dome
Address  West Fairmount Park
Notes
Built as the principal building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
The building housed the Pennsylvania Art Museum until the opening of the Art Museum in 1926.
The structure measures 365 x 210 ft (111 x 64 m)
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