William Penn (Calder)
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.

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.

Gallery

See also
 Curse of Billy Penn
 List of public art in Philadelphia

References

External links
William Penn at Philadelphia Public Art

1894 sculptures
1894 establishments in Pennsylvania
Broad Street (Philadelphia)
Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
Monuments and memorials in Pennsylvania
Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
Sculptures by Alexander Milne Calder
Sculptures of men in Pennsylvania
Statues in Pennsylvania
William Penn