Rittenhouse Square is one of William Penn's planned urban green spaces - and a delightful one - an oasis of green (and purportedly during migration a real birding hotspot), set among luxury high rise apartment buildings. It is considered one of the finest urban spaces in the United States.
Public art graces the space.
"Duck Girl," Peter Manship, 1911
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| "Duck Girl," |
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| "Duck Girl," |
"Billy," Albert Laessie, 1914
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| "Billy" |
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| "Billy" |
"Lion Crushing a Serpent," Antoine Louis Barye, 1832
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| Lion Crushing a Serpent |
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| Lion Crushing a Serpent |
"Sundial (The Hour Passes)," Beatrice Fenton, 1947
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| Sundial (The Hour Passes) |
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| Sundial (The Hour Passes) |
"Giant Frog," Cornelia Chapin, 1941
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| Giant Frog |
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| Giant Frog |
Even the maintenance shed in the park is more than just a utilitarian shed, as evidenced by the shed door ...
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