Philadelphia Skyscrapers: Center Square East, One Liberty Place, and City Hall. Philadelphia, PA:
Located in the center of the photo are the tops of Philadelphia Skyscrapers: Center Square East, One Liberty Place, and City Hall. Philadelphia, PA: I
Liberty Place is a skyscraper complex in Philadelphia, PA composed of a 61-story, 945-foot skyscraper called One Liberty Place, a 58-story, 848-foot skyscraper called Two Liberty Place, the 2-story Shops at Liberty Place, and the 14-story Westin Philadelphia Hotel. Prior to the construction of Liberty Place, there was a “gentlemen’s agreement” not to build any structure in Center City higher than the statue of William Penn on top of Philadelphia City Hall. The tradition lasted until 1984 when developer Willard G. Rouse III of Rouse & Associates announced plans to build the complex. Despite the opposition, construction of One Liberty Place was approved and when completed It was the tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia.