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At Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia’s Fountain Restaurant there’s the murmur of candlelit conversations, the clink of forks on china, and jazz playing in the background. But overall, the noise level at the Five-Star restaurant stays comfortably low. Sound doesn’t echo in the cavernous 10,000-square-foot dining room, because of soundproof walls and ceilings that are designed to keep the volume to a minimum. Also, each table is given a surplus of space and privacy from their neighbors, which means that you won’t be forced to eavesdrop to the couple next to you during your epic six-course tasting menu.