William Penn (Calder)

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William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder. It is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1894. It was cast in fourteen sections and took almost two years to finish. For almost 90 years, an unwritten gentlemen's agreement, forbade any building in the city from rising above the hat on the Penn statue. This agreement ended in 1985, when final approval was given to the Liberty Place complex. Its centerpieces are two skyscrapers, One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place, which rose well above the height of Penn's hat. The statue is facing northeast towards Penn Treaty Park. The decision was made by the city's Public Buildings Commission over the objections of Calder who wanted it facing south to take advantage of the southern exposure. A copy of the statue stands at Welcome Park. In 2024, the National Park Service proposed renovation of the park, which would include removal of the statue there.