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Court Street in downtown Reading, with the Pagoda in the background. The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, [3] it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside.
Sep. 2—A seven-story Japanese-style temple protrudes from Mount Penn and overlooks the city of Reading, offering views of Berks County and all the way to Pottstown in neighboring Montgomery County.
42-63624. Website. www.readingpa.gov. Pennsylvania Historical Marker. Designated. 1948 [ 6 ] Reading (/ ˈrɛdɪŋ / RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 census and is the fourth-most populous city in Pennsylvania ...
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania.The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by preserving, archiving, and promoting this material to ...
The Office of Management and Budget [17] has designated Berks County as the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. census [ 18 ] the metropolitan area is the 10th-most populous in Pennsylvania and the 128th-most populous in the U.S. with a population of 413,491.
Reading Public Museum. The Reading Public Museum is a museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, located in the 18th Ward, along the Wyomissing Creek. The museum's permanent collection mainly focuses on art, science, and civilization and contains over 280,000 objects. It also has a planetarium (the Neag Planetarium) and a 25-acre (100,000 m 2) arboretum.
The monument consists of an equestrian statue of Gregg atop a pedestal. The statue is bronze, while the pedestal is polished pink granite.The sculpture stands approximately 11 feet (3.4 m) tall and has side measurements of 11 feet (3.4 m) by 4.5 feet (1.4 m), while the pedestal is 8.5 feet (2.6 m) tall and has side measurements of 9 feet (2.7 m) by 14.5 feet (4.4 m).
1,752. Years active. 1922-present. The Santander Performing Arts Center (formerly known as the Rajah Theatre or Rajah Temple, and Sovereign Performing Arts Center) is a historic theatre in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the current home of the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the "Broadway on 6th St" annual series of musicals and plays.