Study tours 2008 Greta Salvetti, Carolina Perali, Chiara Palandri Philadelphia Study tours 2008 Greta Salvetti, Carolina Perali, Chiara Palandri

Information Philadelphia could be called Philly or the “City of brotherly Love” It’s the largest city in Pennsylvania and one of the first five in the USA It’s a commercial, educational and cultural center During the 18th century it became politically and socially important with Benjamin Franklin

The most important Philly’s museum Museum of art Situated at the west end of the B. Frankin Parkway in the Fairmount Park of Philadelphia It is the biggest museum in the USA It is inspired by the South Kensington Museum of London It opened on May 10th 1877, at first was located in the Memorial Hall In 1919 the construction of today’s building by Major Thomas B. Smith The style of the building is by the Quasi-Greek Revival, designed by Horace Trumbauer Its collection contains more than 225.000 things like Roman and Egyptian pieces all bought from the University of Pennsylvania