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Content Published October 24, 2020

Independence Hall

Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. It is now the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, and served as the capitol for the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until the state capital moved to Lancaster in 1799. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.

A convention held in Independence Hall in 1915, presided over by former US president William Howard Taft, marked the formal announcement of the formation of the League to Enforce Peace, which led to the League of Nations and eventually the United Nations. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site.

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Content Published September 14, 2020

Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia and is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital is one of the earliest established public hospitals in the United States. It is also home to America's first surgical amphitheatre and its first medical library. The hospital's main building, dating to 1756, is a National Historic Landmark.

The seal of the hospital, chosen by Franklin and Bond, incorporates the story of the Good Samaritan; the phrase "Take Care of Him and I will repay Thee" is used on it.

Built : December 17, 1756

Architect : Samuel Rhoads

Architectural style : Colonial and Federal (Pine Building)

(wikipedia)

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Content Published September 14, 2020

Walking on falling cherry blossom

" Catching a falling cherry blossom makes your first love come true."

Cherry blossoms, also known as sakura in Japan, are the small, delicate pink flowers produced by cherry blossom trees.

Cherry blossoms hold elevated status in China, signifying love and the female mystique (beauty, strength and sexuality)

Tied to the Buddhist themes of mortality, mindfulness and living in the present, Japanese cherry blossoms are a timeless metaphor for human existence. Blooming season is powerful, glorious and intoxicating, but tragically short-lived — a visual reminder that our lives, too, are fleeting.

Sakura have therefore always signalled the beginning of spring, a time of renewal and optimism. With the blooming season coinciding with the beginning of the Japanese calendar year, they also bring hope and new dreams at a time. When n cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the future is bursting with possibilities

(notwithoutmypassport.com).

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Content Published August 13, 2020

Winter Frosted Window Pane

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Content Published July 4, 2020

Philadelphia Hard Rock

Located in the historic Reading terminal train station, Hard Rock Cafe was established on January 15th, 1998

Not much have we known about this cafe in Philadelphia, but we know about one thing.

HRC is known for its collection of rock-and-roll memorabilia. The cafes solicit donations of music memorabilia but also purchase a number of items at auctions around the world, including autographed guitars, costumes from world tours and rare photographs; these are often to be found mounted on cafe walls. The collection began in 1979 with an un-signed Red Fender Lead II guitar from Eric Clapton, who was a regular at the first restaurant in London. Clapton wanted management to hang the guitar over his regular seat in order to lay claim to that spot, and they obliged.

CONCEPT DESIGN

The first thing a memorabilia designer takes into consideration when planning a new location is just that: the location. Then the designer is pulling inspiration from that location/city, from its traditions and its musicians. The next thing is look at the space, the layout of the property and the individual rooms, halls, and spaces within the Cafe or Hotel. Starting with the larger pieces (instruments and clothing) of memorabilia that will be going into the location, the designer will think about the flow and the feel of each piece relative to pieces near it. This relativity could be the similarities in the pieces (two stage costumes, for example) or music styles of the musicians represented or the cities from which the musicians hail. After the “big” pieces are set, designer starts to adding letters, photos, concert posters, and gold records to the mix, to tell the story of that property. Once the placement of every piece is set, it is time for framing. Once there, it can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks for the memorabilia to be framed, then sent back to Hard Rock and readied for their final shipment to the Cafe or Hotel. From there, the designer travels to the property and works with installers to realize his initial design and get everything set. It doesn’t always run smoothly, but everyone rolls with the punches and is always prepared for unexpected circumstances, whether its a TV placed where it wasn’t expected or a large empty space on a wall that wasn’t included in the initial designs. It usually takes anywhere from 9-14 weeks on a single property.

(Hradrock Cafe.com, wikipedia)

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Content Published July 4, 2020

Chestnut Walk

The creation of Chestnut Walk, a meandering mid-block promenade stretching from Market Street and eventually through to Chestnut Street, open up the interior of the site to the public. Seldom used Ludlow Street and Clover Street are opened up to one-way vehicular traffic as cobblestone streets and life will be brought back to the center of what was a super block.

This open space is filled with mix of restaurants with lively outdoor dining, retails and office space. This walk was part of East Market Development.

(phillymag)

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Content Published May 23, 2020

Rittenhouse Square- spring 2020

The park grounds was designed by renowned architect Paul Phillippe Cret. Cret, who also designed the original Barnes Foundation, the Rodin Museum and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, designed Rittenhouse Square in 1913 and his vision remains today. Cret’s design creates many paths that carry pedestrian traffic through the park. At the center of the park is a central plaza which contains a reflecting pool and an ornately carved stone balustrade. Classical urns with ancient Greek inspired reliefs adorn the entrances of the square. The park also contains a number of significant pieces of public art including Antoine-Louis Barye’s “Lion Crushing a Serpent,” which was inspired by the French Revolution. The park is filled with benches and open green space to serve the thousands who use the park each day. Throughout the park, large century old trees provide ample shade for all who enjoy the square.

For many, Rittenhouse Square serves as the beautiful backdrop for their lunchbreak or their evening constitutionals. The square is also a popular gathering place for nearby young families; children running in the grass and parents pushing strollers is a common sight. But if you wish to do more than enjoy a stroll or relaxing picnic lunch, Rittenhouse Square is also home to a number of events. Rittenhouse Square plays host to flower markets, art shows, craft fairs and weekly farmer’s markets. There are also concerts in the square during the summer months and even a black tie gala. During the winter months Rittenhouse Square gets decked out for the holiday season and celebrations mark the lighting of the park’s Christmas tree and Menorah. All year long there is something happening in Rittenhouse Square. (theconstitutional.com)

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Content Published May 23, 2020

Cityhall - spring 2020

The City hall of Philadelphia is always be the center of the heart of the city. All the skyscraper buildings are surrounding this area, All the activities are here all year around, either it is a parade, outdoor activities like marathon, outdoor "zumba" workout, ice skating, or entertainment like light show, christmas village, up to protest activities.

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Content Published May 19, 2020

Schuylkill River Trail-Aramark

This shot was taken during the quarantine time in Philadelphia, fighting the virus of Covid19.

Mostly, the workouts that you can find here are running and biking. Walking your dog or just sit on the grass enjoying the weather with company or book are another activities people love to do here. Of course, with the face-mask on and practicing social distancing.

SIDE FACTS:

The Aramark headquarters moved into this location in 2018.

Situated along the Schuylkill River, the existing structure, originally built as a Hudson Motor Car Company plant in the 1920s, has been transformed into a modern, 600,000 square foot, nine-story building with an emphasis on innovation, sustainability and green space. Aramark occupied the top five floors and nearly 300,000 square feet as the building’s anchor tenant.

As a Fortune 200 global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, this company employs about 1,200 people in the city and 6,800 in the Greater Philadelphia region

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Content Published May 19, 2020

Schuylkill River Trail

The Schuylkill River Trail is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania. Partially complete as of 2018, the trail is ultimately planned to run about 140 miles (230 km) from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill County to Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia.

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Content Published May 2, 2020

City skyscraper

The Comcast Technology Center (covered by the tree on the left )is 60-floor building, with a height of 1,121 feet (342 m), and is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the tenth-tallest building in the United States and the tallest outside Manhattan and Chicago. The tower is located one block away from the Comcast Center ( the third from left), the headquarters of Comcast Corporation.

The middle is One Liberty Place which was Philadelphia's first skyscraper, now is the third tallest building

Next to this building on the right is Two Liberty Place holds the fourth place.

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Content Published May 2, 2020

Library Hall Phildelphia ( side view)

Library Hall, at 105 South 5th Street is a 1959 reconstruction of the 1790 building originally built for the Library Company of Philadelphia. It is now occupied by the library of the American Philosophical Society.

Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, the Philosophical Society's library contains an unrivaled collection of Franklin's books and papers as well as those of other great scientists from then until now.

Built: 1789

Reconstructed: 1954

Original architect: William Thornton

WHAT'S INSIDE:

The original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition,

A copy of the Declaration of Independence in Jefferson's own handwriting,

A first edition of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia,

A first edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species

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Content Published May 1, 2020

FMC Tower

FMC Tower is a 49-story, 730-foot tall, luxury, mixed-use skyscraper designed by Master Architect César Pelli that combines iconic architecture with the latest in advanced engineering and LEED - based sustainable design. The tower contains 622,000 square feet of trophy office space with 10 ’ ceilings and efficient floor plates enabling collaborative, light-filled workspaces

Location: 2929 Walnut st.

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Content Published May 1, 2020

One Riverside Condo

This 22-story glass skyscraper is standing along the banks of the Schuylkill River, seamlessly integrated into the surrounding green space of Schuylkill River Park. Architect : Cecil Baker

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Content Published May 1, 2020

Jessup St.

Jessup St is one of the small streets around Philadelphia , where always be the place we want to be at and take a picture during the beginning of spring season.

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Content Published July 8, 2019

Cockatoo

This cockatoo was one of the light attractions from "Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival 2019"

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Content Published July 4, 2019

12st Alley

Always follow your dreams, even if they lead you down a few dark alleys . ( Teresa Mummert )

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Content Published June 17, 2019

Washington Square Park

Washington Square (Originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square) is a 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) Open-space park in Center City, Philadelphia, The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme. It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill neighborhoods. In 2005, the National Park Service took over ownership and management of Washington Square, through an easement from the City of Philadelphia. It is now part of Independence National Historical Park.

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Content Published June 17, 2019

The Crooked Tree

In the forest, there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. Every day, the straight tree would say to the crooked tree, "Look at me...I'm tall, and I'm straight, and I'm handsome. Look at you...you're all crooked and bent over. No one wants to look at you." And they grew up in that forest together. And then one day the loggers came, and they saw the crooked tree and the straight tree, and they said, "Just cut the straight trees and leave the rest." So the loggers turned all the straight trees into lumber and toothpicks and paper. And the crooked tree is still there, growing stronger and stranger every day.” ― Tom Waits

Location : The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and congregation at 419 South 6th Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Content Published May 12, 2019

South Washington Square

Faded Remembrance

Your silent eyes reach out to me, calling me through the myst of time. I see the vision of your face forever etched upon my heart and mind.

I reach out my hand to you, but you disappear into the air. Now I have only a faint memory; a trace of your smile and hair.

Your laugh eludes me as does your voice. I know your eyes, are keen and intense. But the picture it gives is only a faded remembrance. (heavengardenangel)

Happy Mother's Day in heaven, Mom. I miss you so much

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Content Published May 5, 2019

Spring @Rittenhouse square

When William Penn founded Philadelphia in 1682, he designed the first planed city in America. Coming from the crowded and disease ridden city of 17th Century London, Penn sought to create a city that was more green and inviting. Penn designed five public squares into his city plan, one of which was Rittenhouse Square. Originally called Southwest Square, the square was renamed after David Rittenhouse in 1825. David Rittenhouse was a descendant of a prominent early Philadelphian family that had established and operated Philadelphia’s first paper mill. Rittenhouse became a renowned astronomer and inventor who was respected by the likes of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Rittenhouse would frequently meet with Franklin and would become the President of Franklin’s American Philosophical Society upon his Rittenhouse was also involved in early American politics, becoming the treasurer of the newly independent state of Pennsylvania in 1777 and later the first director of the United States Mint.

For much of Rittenhouse Square’s early history, things were very quiet in Rittenhouse Square. While Penn’s other city squares became the centers of historic Philadelphian neighborhoods and were even used as public burials grounds, hardly anyone even lived near Rittenhouse Square. The square was never used as a public burial ground and even after Philadelphia was over a century old, most of the land surrounding the square remained undeveloped. Finally, by the mid-19th century, the city of Philadelphia expanded to the point that Rittenhouse Square was suddenly surrounded by newly constructed buildings. Rittenhouse Square quickly evolved into one of the most desirable places to live in Philadelphia and the square became surrounded by stately Victorian mansions. ( theconstitutional.com)

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Content Published March 30, 2019

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Love isn't finding someone you can live with.... It's finding someone you can't live without.... (Unknown )

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Content Published January 18, 2019

Brandywine Bridge

Human life is mystery/ everybody takes the same road/ yet different path/ some get stuck with the tree and branches/ some are either in muddy, rocky, or sandy road/ some rely on the current that sail them smoothly to the end.

Love is also a mystery/also so fragile/ love can easily turns into hate / and vice versa/

love is so fragile enough to make you realize/there is only a thin line between love and hate

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Content Published January 1, 2019

The shape of the city

Some tried to change you, to make you into their version of "a-better-of-YOU".

Little did they know that YOU are also shaped and formed by the people and environment that surround you on daily basis.

#neverloseyourinnerself #neverloseyourtrueself #yourareunique

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Content Published November 14, 2018

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Spring is finally in the air..

ARCHITECTURAL INFO:

Plans for a bridge to augment the ferries across the Delaware River began as early as 1818, when one plan envisioned using Smith/Windmill Island, a narrow island off the Philadelphia shore. But it was only in the 1910s that visions began to approach reality.

Work began on January 6, 1922. At the peak of construction, 1,300 people worked on the bridge, and 15 died during its construction. The bridge was originally painted by a commercial painting company owned by David A. Salkind, of Philadelphia, which also painted the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 1926, three days ahead of its scheduled opening on the nation’s 150th anniversary. At completion, its 1,750-foot (533-meter) span was the world's longest for a suspension bridge, a distinction it held until the opening of the Ambassador Bridge in 1929.

The name was changed to "Benjamin Franklin Bridge" in 1955

(wikipedia)

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Content Published November 14, 2018

Morning Run at Ben

Ben Franklin bridge, how we call this bridge, allows for crossings by car, transit by PATCO high-speed rail on a separate rail right-of-way, as well as a popular pedestrian and bike way.

(delawareriverfront)

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Content Published August 16, 2018

Door knob

Dooors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob. (Lili Taylor)

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Content Published August 16, 2018

Outdoor Lamp

Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished. ~Michael Strassfeld

Dont you think "light" is like "love"? They are not selfish, always giving than receiving. Giving it ALL until the end, until the light burns out

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Content Published August 15, 2018

Rows of trees ( Ridge State park )

It is said that God created us differently in shape, form and capacity, etc. God made each of us unique masterpieces. With all the blessings and talents that are given to us, we equally complete each other. This rows of trees taught me that we can stand up tall by ourselves only, but together we make it whole. A whole interesting image.

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Content Published August 14, 2018

Fleisher's Mural wall

Nothing is eternal Your look.. Your beauty... Your youth... They will disappear They will fade away Like the mural on the wall... Doesn't matter how you patch... It wont bring them back

Note:

The mural at Fleisher's church wall looks old and faded, yet it still gave you the atmosphere how this church was while it was still active. It still has its piano, chandelier, statues, furnitures etc.

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Content Published August 13, 2018

Freedom statue

" I created the freedom statue because I knew that the struggle to be free was not just personal one but universal to the human kind"

Sculpture by: Zenos Frudakis “Freedom”

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Content Published August 12, 2018

Double Reflection

Walnut street bridge gave a double reflection in a calm Schuylkilll River

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Content Published August 3, 2018

Tulip in oil photography

Tulip is one of the main flowers that keeps showing at Philadelphia Flower show every year.

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Religious Architecture

The history of architecture is concerned more with religious buildings than with any other type
Landmarks & Historial Buildings/ Objects

As the birth place of USA, Philadelphia is packed with a lot of landmarks and historical buildings/ sites.
Philadelphia Corners

The corners of Philadelphia that we know, see, and pass everyday, We just need to stop for awhile, let them entertain you so we can be grateful for being alive.
Architectural sculpturs/objects

Architectural sculptures or objects/elements, either integrated with the structure or freestanding works, they are part of the original design.
Surrounding cities

The beauties of surrounding cities and counties around Philadelphia.
Nature

Nature is powerful and wise in its silence. It has endless amount of patience and unconditional love. After all, Nature is just simple and source of inspirations
Arts

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.