<P> At 548 ft ( 167 m ) , including the statue of city founder William Penn atop its tower , City Hall was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1894 to 1908 . It remained the tallest in Pennsylvania until it was surpassed in 1932 by the Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh . It was the tallest in Philadelphia until 1986 when the construction of One Liberty Place surpassed it , ending the informal gentlemen 's agreement that had limited the height of buildings in the city to no higher than the Penn statue . </P>
<P> At 548 ft ( 167 m ) , including the statue of city founder William Penn atop its tower , City Hall was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1894 to 1908 . It remained the tallest in Pennsylvania until it was surpassed in 1932 by the Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh . It was the tallest in Philadelphia until 1986 when the construction of One Liberty Place surpassed it , ending the informal gentlemen 's agreement that had limited the height of buildings in the city to no higher than the Penn statue . </P>
what is the statue on top of philadelphia city hall
what is the statue on top of philadelphia city hall
the statue of city founder William Penn
the statue of city founder William Penn