World’s largest free standing masonry building: The Philadelphia City Hall sets world record

World’s largest free standing masonry building: The Philadelphia City Hall sets world record

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, United States--Built of brick, white marble, and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall was the world's tallest habitable building upon its completion in 1894; a masonry building whose weight is borne by granite and brick walls up to 22 ft (6.7 m) thick and at 548 ft (167 m), it...

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