During your upcoming language trip to the U.S. with LEC, our organization is sharing 15 facts to remember about the city of Philadelphia. Enough to make you shine there, just like back home!
Philadelphia was founded on October 27, 1682.
When traveling to the U.S. on a language study trip, be sure to call it Philadelphia, not Philadelphie, as the French language requires.
Philadelphia's nickname is Philly.
Its name means " brotherly love " and refers to an ancient city in Lydia, a region of ancient Asia Minor.
Philadelphia is the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, ahead of Pittsburgh.
Contrary to what you might think, Philadelphia is not the capital of Pennsylvania: it’s Harrisburg, a city you might visit on your next language study trip to the U.S.
In 2013, Philadelphia had a population of 1.553 million.
The city has a population slightly larger than that of the entire French department of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Philadelphia is the fifth most populous city in the United States: it is preceded by Houston, Texas, and followed by Phoenix, Arizona.
Philadelphia is located on the northeastern coast of the United States, on the route between New York and Washington.
The city was founded at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.
Philadelphia is the birthplace of actors Kevin Bacon, Will Smith, John Barrymore, Bradley Cooper, Bill Cosby, and Richard Gere; basketball player Kobe Bryant; author Michael Connelly; and Princess Grace Kelly.
It is twinned with the cities of Florence, Italy; Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel; Kobe, Japan; and Aix-en-Provence and Lyon, France.
Its famous Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest art museums in the entire United States.