Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-lar
Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin Parkway with Logan Circle in the foreground and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the background
Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet (1890)
Washington Monument by Rudolf Siemering (1897)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
…across the grid plan pattern of Center City's northwest quadrant, starting at Philadelphia City Hall, curving around Logan Circle, and ending before the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In a city famous for its urban planning, the Parkway represents one of the earliest examples of urban renewal in the United States. The road was…
Main building seen at night
Pediment with polychrome sculpture by Jennewein and Solon on the north wing, at the east entrance
The west entrance during construction in 2008