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__NOTOC__ {{Main Page Welcome}} <div style="display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap;"> <div style="flex: 1; min-width: 300px;"> {{Main Page Featured |article=Rittenhouse Square |summary='''Rittenhouse Square''' is one of Philadelphia's five original squares laid out by William Penn in his 1682 plan for the city. Located in Center City, it has evolved from colonial-era "Goosetown" farmland into one of America's most prestigious urban addresses. The square is surrounded by acclaimed restaurants including [[Parc]], [[Friday Saturday Sunday]], and [[Rouge]], world-class cultural institutions like the [[Curtis Institute of Music]] and [[Rosenbach Museum]], and elegant residential buildings. Named for astronomer David Rittenhouse, the park hosts a weekly farmers market and remains the heart of Philadelphia's most walkable neighborhood. }} <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> {{Main Page Did You Know |fact1=...that [[Germantown]] was founded in '''1683''' and issued the first anti-slavery protest in American history five years later? |fact2=...that [[Manayunk]] takes its name from a Lenape word meaning "where we go to drink"? |fact3=...that [[Eastern State Penitentiary]] was once the most expensive building in America and housed Al Capone? |fact4=...that [[Mount Airy]] became a national model for successful racial integration in the 1950s-60s? |fact5=...that the cheesesteak was invented at [[Pat's King of Steaks]] in South Philadelphia in 1930? }} </div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> {{Main Page On This Day |event1='''1683''' β [[Germantown]] founded by 13 German families, becoming the first German settlement in America |event2='''1777''' β [[Battle of Germantown]]: George Washington attacks British forces in what becomes a turning point for French alliance |event3='''1854''' β Act of Consolidation merges Philadelphia County into the City of Philadelphia }} </div> </div> <div style="flex: 1; min-width: 300px;"> <div style="background: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-radius: 6px; padding: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <div style="font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; color: #004C54; margin-bottom: 12px;">Recently Updated</div> <ul style="margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 2;"> <li>[[Germantown]] β Historic 1683 neighborhood</li> <li>[[Chestnut Hill]] β Upscale Northwest shopping</li> <li>[[Manayunk]] β Main Street dining & Towpath</li> <li>[[Fishtown]] β Trendy restaurants and bars</li> <li>[[Rittenhouse Square]] β Center City's premier square</li> <li>[[Fairmount]] β Art Museum neighborhood</li> <li>[[University City]] β Penn & Drexel campus</li> <li>[[Passyunk Square]] β East Passyunk dining</li> </ul> <div style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9em;">'''[[Special:RecentChanges|View all recent changes...]]'''</div> </div> {{Main Page Categories}} <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> {{Main Page Neighborhoods}} </div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top: 25px; padding: 15px; background: #f0f0f0; border-radius: 6px; text-align: center; font-size: 0.95em;"> '''Philadelphia.Wiki''' is a community-built encyclopedia. [[Philadelphia.Wiki:About|About us]] | [[Philadelphia.Wiki:Contributing|How to contribute]] | [[Special:Random|Random article]] </div> {{#seo: |title=Philadelphia.Wiki - The Encyclopedia of Philadelphia |description=The comprehensive encyclopedia of Philadelphia. Explore neighborhoods, restaurants, history, landmarks, and everything that makes the City of Brotherly Love unique. |keywords=Philadelphia wiki, Philadelphia encyclopedia, Philadelphia neighborhoods, Philadelphia restaurants, Philadelphia history, Philly guide |type=Article }} [[Category:Main Page]]
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