Eastern State Penitentiary

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Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, renowned for its revolutionary radial design and as one of the most famous and expensive prisons of the 19th century.

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Generate an image of Eastern State Penitentiary (Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, renowned for its revolutionary radial design and as one of the most famous and expensive prisons of the 19th century.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former prison ⓘ
historic prison ⓘ
museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
addedTo National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival ⓘ
radial plan ⓘ
capacity about 250 cells at opening ⓘ
category Museums in Philadelphia ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Prisons in Pennsylvania ⓘ
city Philadelphia ⓘ
closed 1971 ⓘ
constructionStart 1822 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designedBy John Haviland ⓘ
designedFor separate system of incarceration ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1965 ⓘ
hosts Halloween haunted attraction ⓘ
art installations ⓘ
special events ⓘ
inception 1829 ⓘ
influenced radial prison designs in Europe ⓘ
radial prison designs in the United States ⓘ
knownFor influence on prison architecture worldwide ⓘ
innovative 19th-century prison design ⓘ
strict solitary confinement regime ⓘ
laterCapacity over 1,000 prisoners at peak ⓘ
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
near Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ
neighborhood Fairmount ⓘ
notableFeature castle-like exterior ⓘ
central surveillance hub ⓘ
high stone walls ⓘ
radial cellblock layout ⓘ
notableInmate Al Capone ⓘ
Willie Sutton ⓘ
NRHPListingDate October 15, 1966 ⓘ
offers audio tours ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
opened October 25, 1829 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedAs historic site ⓘ
museum of mass incarceration ⓘ
operatedBy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
ownedBy City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
penalPhilosophy solitary confinement ⓘ
postalCode 19130 ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
streetAddress 2027 Fairmount Avenue ⓘ

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