Thomas Paine Plaza is an open space park in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , named in honor of Thomas Paine . It is the location of the city 's Municipal Services Building across from Dilworth Park and City Hall . The design , by Sam Durant and Frank Rizzo , consists of a labyrinth of chain linked fences . The park was redesigned and dedicated by Mayor Michael Nutter in a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 2015 . The site , which contains enlarged Monopoly game pieces , gained notoriety in July 2016 when the 2016 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia , as the site of anti Hillary Clinton ( pro Bernie Sanders ) gatherings , denouncing the democratic nominee as corrupt , in light of the Debbie Wasserman Schultz scandal . The park was also the camp location of Occupy Philadelphia in 2011
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Thomas Paine Plaza