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Philadelphia Christmas Village (Chriskindlmarkt) December 2008 For the first time (and hopefully not the last) Phialdelphia hosted a Chriskindlmarkt. They called it the Philadelphia Christmas Village. It was staged then entire month on Dilworth Plaza at the apron of City Hall. Hopefully it will grow bigger in the coming years. It was a fun day.

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The Christmas Village resides on the apron of Philadelphia City Hall in Dilworth Plaza	Looking from love park up the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum	The Christmas Village resides on the apron of Philadelphia City Hall in Dilworth Plaza
Live performance went on throughout the day, some good and some very bad.	The Philadelphia Christmas tree in the courtyard of city hall	The Philadelphia Christmas tree in the courtyard of city hall
A life-sized nutcracker greeted visitors outside the Kathe Wohlfahrt store	Philadelphia City Hall	Philadelphia City Hall
William Penn watches over the city from atop city hall	Reading Terminal Market is one of my favorite places in Center City to visit	The train display in the old Reading Railroad building includes my favorite carnival ride, the scrambler!
The train display in the old Reading Railroad building	Independence Hall in the train display in the old Reading Railroad building	The train display in the old Reading Railroad building pays tribute to the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia City Hall behind the Christmas ornaments outside Macy's	The new Comcast Center is now the tallest building in Philadelphia