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FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaLuxuryhotelinPhiladelphiaTheRitz-CarltonPhiladelphiaisaluxuryhotelandresidentialcomplexinCenterCity,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,UnitedStates.Itcomprisesthreeadjoiningbuildings:theGirardTrustBank,atthenorthwestcornerofSouthBroad&ChestnutStreets;theGirardTrustBuilding,atthesouthwestcornerofSouthBroadStreet&SouthPennSquare;andTheResidencesattheRitzCarlton,at1414SouthPennSquare.GirardTrustCompany[edit]GirardTrustCompany–alsoknownasGirardTrustCornExchangeBan...
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Luxury hotel in Philadelphia
The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia is a luxury hotel and residential complex in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises three adjoining buildings: the Girard Trust Bank, at the northwest corner of South Broad & Chestnut Streets; the Girard Trust Building, at the southwest corner of South Broad Street & South Penn Square; and The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, at 1414 South Penn Square.
Girard Trust Company[edit]Girard Trust Company – also known as Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank Building – was built as the headquarters and main branch of the Girard Trust Company, a company founded in 1811. The Beaux Arts building was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, and was conceived by architect Frank Furness.[1] The commission was shared between the Philadelphia firm of Furness, Evans & Company and the New York firm of McKim, Mead & White. The ...