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Although it"s dear to the hearts of America"s flag-wavers， there"s a lot more to Philly（费城）than the Liberty Bell（自由钟）and Independence Hall（独立大厅）。 Yet， despite the support of patriots and the cappuccino（卡普齐诺咖啡）set， the "City of Brotherly Love"（博爱之城）has long been the butt of jokes by WC Fields and other laugh-a-minute types.
When the insults finally soaked in - just in time for America"s bicentennial（两百周年纪念）in 1976 - the city began renovating（重修）。 Philadelphia now enjoys recognition as a major cultural center with world-class museums， performing arts centers and some stunning（极好的）architecture.
In March 1681， England"s King Charles II granted William Penn a charter to a parcel of land west of the Delaware River（特拉华河）。 Charles dubbed the area "Penn" in honor of William"s father， with Penn the Younger adding "-sylvania，" meaning "woodlands." Brimming with pacifist Quaker idealism， Penn regarded his colony as a "holy experiment" and ensured as its governor and proprietor that its laws respected religious freedom and liberal government. Penn chose Philadelphia as the capital of Pennsylvania in 1682， optimistically naming it after the Greek for "brotherly love." A survivor of London"s Great Fire of 1666， he made sure the city"s design included a grid system with wide streets， not the narrow， winding maze that caused so much havoc in England"s capital. This format was to become the inspiration for most American cities.
Philadelphia quickly grew to become the second largest city （after London） in the British empire， before ceding （让于）that title to New York City. Opposition to British policy in the colonies became seated in the city， where colonial leaders would meet to plan their course of action. The result was the Declaration of Independence， and in 1790 Philadelphia became the temporary capital of the new United States before Washington DC got the job in 1800. The US Constitution was drawn up and first read here in 1786.