page_title: Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia
section_title: Girard Trust Bank
hierarchical_section_title: Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia / Girard Trust Bank
caption_attribution_description: English: Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank, Broad &amp; Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA See: Stephen Girard and Frank Furness [now part of The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia]
context_page_description: The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia is a luxury hotel and residential complex in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises three adjoining buildings: the Girard Trust Bank, at the northwest corner of South Broad & Chestnut Streets; the Girard Trust Building, at the southwest corner of South Broad Street & South Penn Square; and The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, at 1414 South Penn Square.
context_section_description: Girard Trust Bank – also known as Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank Building – was built as the headquarters and main branch of the Girard Bank, a company founded in 1811. The Beaux Arts building was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, and was conceived by architect Frank Furness. The commission was shared between the Philadelphia firm of Furness, Evans & Company and the New York firm of McKim, Mead & White. The building was begun in 1905 and completed in 1907.
  While its masonry dome is hemispherical on the exterior, the interior is octagonal. The soaring, 4-story Main Banking Room is used as the hotel's restaurant and ballroom.
caption: Girard Trust Bank.
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