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Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia along the Delaware River. Its name commemorates the landing of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania in 1682. Penn's Landing is bounded by Front Street to the west, the Delaware River to the east, Spring Garden Street to the north, and Washington Avenue to the south, and is primarily focused on the Christopher Columbus Boulevard (Delaware Avenue) corridor. Development of the area is handled by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. The corporation is a non-profit that was established in 2009 to manage the publicly owned land on the central waterfront on behalf of the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ==Features and uses== Penn's Landing serves as the site for several summertime events in the city. The main public space at Penn's Landing is The Great Plaza, a mostly concrete labyrinth located along the Delaware River at Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. During the summer months, Festival Pier at Spring Garden Street serves as a venue for outdoor concerts and has a capacity of approx. 6,500 people.〔http://www.livenationpremiumseats.com/venue/festival-pier〕 Several historic ships are moored at Penn's Landing. The barque ''Moshulu'' is a floating restaurant; the World War II-era submarine USS ''Becuna'' and the Spanish–American War-era cruiser USS ''Olympia'' (C-6) are part of the Independence Seaport Museum; and the barquentine ''Gazela'' and tugboat ''Jupiter'' are moored there by the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild. The RiverLink Ferry links Penn's Landing with the Camden, New Jersey waterfront.〔http://www.riverlinkferry.org〕 The Blue Cross RiverRink is an skating rink and outdoor event facility located at Penns Landing. During the winter months it operates as an ice skating rink, and hosts the ''Blue Cross RiverRink WinterFest'', featuring winter-themed decorations, fire pits, and an outdoor beer garden. During the summer months, the ice rink is converted into a roller skating rink under the name ''SummerFest''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=Delaware River WaterFront )〕 Sterling Helicopter operates the only public-use heliport in Philadelphia at Pier 36. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penn's Landing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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