Liberty Place

Philadelphia, United States

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Liberty Place is a postmodern skyscraper complex in Philadelphia designed by Helmut Jahn and completed in two phases during the 1980s and early 1990s. The centerpiece is One Liberty Place, a 61-story, 288-meter tower finished in 1987 that notably broke a long-standing gentlemen's agreement preventing construction taller than the statue of William Penn atop Philadelphia City Hall. The complex expanded with Two Liberty Place, a 58-story companion tower completed in 1990 when Cigna leased it as world headquarters, along with a hotel, shopping mall, and parking facilities. Clad in steel and blue glass, both towers draw heavily from the Chrysler Building aesthetic, particularly through their distinctive spires. Despite significant initial opposition from those fearing overdevelopment, Liberty Place became a celebrated addition to the Philadelphia skyline, with architecture critic Paul Goldberger praising the city's resulting "most appealing skylines of any major American city." The towers remained the city's tallest until 2007 and 2017 respectively.

Architect

Helmut Jahn

Movement

postmodern architecture

Type: building complex
Height: 288 m
Place: Philadelphia, United States

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