![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg/640px-9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Culture of Philadelphia
Overview of the culture of Philadelphia (USA) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Culture of Philadelphia?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The culture of Philadelphia goes back to 1682 when Philadelphia was established by William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia emerged quickly as the largest and most influential city in the Thirteen Colonies.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg/640px-9.26.06RockyStatueByLuigiNovi2.jpg)
By the 1750s, Philadelphia was the second-largest city in the British Empire after London, and a center of early American culture, political leadership, intellectual thought, and industry and manufacturing. It served as the capital of both colonial-era British America and then, until 1800, as the first capital of the United States.