Philadelphia named World Heritage City

Philadelphia named World Heritage City
Credit: Photo by C. Smyth for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®

As of today, Friday, November 6, the City of Philadelphia is the first World Heritage City in the entire United States.

The culminating step in a two-year initiative pursued by Mayor Michael Nutter and the City, the decision came down today via a vote at the 13th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Arequipa, Peru.

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