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The buildings and architecture of Philadelphia combine historic and modern styles that reflect the changing city. URBAN FABRIC Most residential buildings in the city are two or three story Rowhouse s. Along with Boston, Massachusetts and Baltimore, Maryland , Philadelphia is noted for streets lined with this type of attached, single-family brick structure. In outer neighborhoods, rowhouses commonly have front Porch es, while in neighborhoods closer to Center City , they are more likely to meet the sidewalk with nothing more than a "stoop." Another style common in Northeast Philadelphia is known as the ''airlite home.'' It is a later modification of the rowhouse where the rooms are configured differently so as to provide more light to the interior. In the Far West , Northwest and Northeast sections of the city, twin homes ( Duplexes ), detached homes, and even houses with garages are common. Other than the few remaining Public Housing project towers scattered around the city, almost all of the city's High-rise s are located in Center City . SKYLINE and Two Liberty Place .]] Until 1987, Philadelphia City Hall dominated the skyline due to an unwritten rule prescribing that no building could be taller than the hat atop its statue of William Penn . City Hall was surpassed in that year by One Liberty Place , which has since been the tallest building in Philadelphia. The Curse Of Billy Penn , by which no major league Philadelphia sports team has won a national championship since 1983, is said to be a result of the breaking of this agreement. The ''Manhattanization'' of the city that followed in the early 90s produced many of the taller buildings that define today's skyline, as Philadelphia had long lived history as a low-rise city of density without height. The city is currently undergoing another period of high-rise construction, this time bouyed by a strong residential market, unlike the earlier office tower boom. SKYSCRAPERS The city's tallest buildings Under construction:
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