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The Fisher Fine Arts Library: Iconic Buildings List

caption: Interior of The Fisher Fine Arts Library.  The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania, photo by Matt Wargo.Penn’s Fisher Fine Arts Library made Curbed.com’s recent list of Philly’s Most Iconic Buildings. The story noted that the library “stands out on Penn’s campus, thanks to its fiery red brick facade and its jaw-dropping interiors. Designed by Frank Furness between 1888 and 1890, the library’s soaring reading room made a prominent cameo in the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia. It’s been praised by modern architects like Robert Venturi, as well as Louis Kahn, who chose to teach his studios at PennDesign here instead of in the design school next door.”

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