Editing Philadelphia (section)

==Sister cities==
[[File:Friendship Gate Chinatown Philadelphia from west.jpg|thumb|A [[Chinatown, Philadelphia|Chinatown]] [[paifang]] at 10th and [[Arch Street (Philadelphia)|Arch]] streets, a symbol of Philadelphia's [[sister city]] relationship with [[Tianjin]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City
! Country
! Date
|-
| [[Florence]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Florence, Italy |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/florence__italy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150203065503/http://cdiphila.org/florence__italy |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Italy
| 1964
|-
| [[Tel Aviv]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tel Aviv, Israel |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/tel_aviv___yafo__israel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/tel_aviv___yafo__israel |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
|Israel
| 1966
|-
| [[Toruń]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Torun, Poland |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/torun__poland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051846/http://cdiphila.org/torun__poland |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Poland
| 1976
|-
| [[Tianjin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tianjin, China |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/tianjin__china |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/tianjin__china |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| China
| 1979
|-
| [[Incheon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Incheon, Korea |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/incheon__korea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/incheon__korea |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| South Korea
| 1984
|-
| [[Douala]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Douala, Cameroon |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/douala__cameroon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/douala__cameroon |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Cameroon
| 1986
|-
| [[Nizhny Novgorod]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/nizhny_novgorod__russia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/nizhny_novgorod__russia |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Russia
| 1992
|-
| [[Frankfurt]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankfurt am Main, Germany |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/frankfurt_am_main__germany |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016081925/http://cdiphila.org/frankfurt_am_main__germany |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=September 11, 2015 }}</ref>
| Germany
| 2015
|}

Philadelphia also has three partnership cities or regions:<ref name="Diplomacy"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City
! Country
! Date
|-
| [[Kobe]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kobe, Japan |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/kobe__japan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/kobe__japan |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Japan
| 1986
|-
| [[Abruzzo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Abruzzo, Italy |publisher=International Visitors Council of Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/abruzzo__italy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/abruzzo__italy |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| Italy
| 1997
|-
| [[Aix-en-Provence]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Aix-en-Provence, France |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |url=http://cdiphila.org/aix_en_provence__france |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904051845/http://cdiphila.org/aix_en_provence__france |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| France
| 1999
|}

Philadelphia has eight official [[Sister city|sister cities]] as designated by the Citizen Diplomacy International (CDI) of Philadelphia:<ref name="Diplomacy">{{cite web |url=http://cdiphila.org/sister_cities_program |title=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia Sister Cities Program |website=cdiphila.org |publisher=Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia |access-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055807/http://cdiphila.org/sister_cities_program |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Philadelphia has dedicated landmarks to its sister cities. The Sister Cities Park, a site of {{convert|0.5|acre|ha}} at 18th and [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] in [[Logan Circle (Philadelphia)|Logan Square]], was dedicated in June 1976. The park was built to commemorate Philadelphia's first two sister city relationships, with [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Florence]]. Toruń Triangle, honoring the sister city relationship with [[Toruń]], Poland, was constructed in 1976, west of the [[United Way of America|United Way]] building at 18th Street and [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]]. Sister Cities Park was redesigned and reopened in 2012, featuring an interactive fountain honoring Philadelphia's sister and partnership cities, a café and visitor center, children's play area, outdoor garden, boat pond, and a pavilion built to [[environmentally friendly]] standards.<ref name="renovation">{{cite web |url=http://www.ivc.org/sister_cities_park |title=Sister Cities Park |website=ivc.org |publisher=International Visitors Council of Philadelphia |access-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194541/http://www.ivc.org/sister_cities_park |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://centercityphila.org/parks/sister-cities-park/sister-cities-park-history |title=Sister Cities Park History |website=centercityphila.org |publisher=Center City District{{!}}Central Philadelphia Development Corporation{{!}}Center City District Foundation |access-date=December 16, 2017 }}</ref>

The Chinatown Gate, erected in 1984 and crafted by artisans from [[Tianjin]], stands astride 10th Street, on the north side of its intersection with [[Arch Street (Philadelphia)|Arch Street]], as a symbol of the sister city relationship. The CDI of Philadelphia has participated in the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]]'s "Partners for Peace" project with [[Mosul]], Iraq,<ref name="mosul">[http://www.ivc.org/mosul/ IVC of Philadelphia Partners with Mosul, Iraq in Groundbreaking Program] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192358/http://www.ivc.org/mosul/ |date=May 11, 2011 }} Retrieved January 26, 2011.</ref> and in accepting visiting delegations from dozens of other countries.<ref name="ivc">[http://www.ivc.org/inbound_delegations Inbound delegations visiting Philadelphia] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192401/http://www.ivc.org/inbound_delegations |date=May 11, 2011 }} Retrieved January 26, 2011.</ref>