| Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, and the | | | | Sunoco. |
| 5th most populous in the United States over all. As of | | | | - Perhaps the most famous educational institution in |
| 2005, Philadelphia's population was estimated as | | | | Philadelphia is the University of Pennsylvania, which is |
| 1,463,281, with 5,823,23 living in the metropolitan area. | | | | coeducational private non-sectarian research university. |
| The city is known as the "City of Brotherly Love" as | | | | The university of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740, |
| its name stems from the Greek, philos (meaning "love") | | | | and is one of the eight members of the Ivy League. |
| adelphos (meaning "brother"). Other nicknames include | | | | - The main airport for Philadelphia is Philadelphia |
| "Birthplace of America", "Cradle of Liberty", "The | | | | International Airport. |
| Quaker City", and simply "Philly". | | | | - Sports teams in Philadelphia include the American |
| Some of the attractions in Philadelphia include: | | | | football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, the baseball |
| - Becuna | | | | team, the Philadelphia Phillies, the basketball team, the |
| - Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site | | | | Philadelphia 76ers, the ice hockey team, the |
| - Independence Hall | | | | Philadelphia Phantoms, and the NHL ice hockey team, |
| - Independence Museum Seaport | | | | the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| - Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia | | | | - Philadelphia is home to the "cheesesteak" - known |
| - Liberty Bell Center | | | | outside of the city as "Philadelphia cheesesteak", "Philly |
| - Philadelphia Museum of Art | | | | cheesesteak", or "steak and cheese". It is a sandwich |
| - Philadelphia Zoo | | | | made in a long Italian roll, filled with thinly sliced pieces |
| - Rodin Museum | | | | of steak and melted cheese. Optionally, grilled onions, |
| - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | | | | sautéd green peppers, mushrooms and sauces |
| - USS Olympia | | | | may be added. |
| - Woodmere Art Museum | | | | - In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read |
| Here is some more information about the area: | | | | out in three cities: Trenton, New Jersey, Easton, |
| - Some of the major companies headquartered in | | | | Pennsylvania, and of course, Philadelphia. |
| Philadelphia include Cigna, CIGNA, Comcast and | | | | |