Franklin Monument
Franklin Monument is a park in Orleans, Louisiana. Franklin Monument is situated nearby to the hamlet Storyville, as well as near the neighborhood Vieux Carre Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lafayette Square and Gallier Hall.
Lafayette Square
Park
Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie.
Gallier Hall
Government building
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Gallier Hall is a historic building on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the former New Orleans city hall, and continues in civic use.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Business District and New Orleans.
Central Business District
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The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.
New Orleans
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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
Storyville
Hamlet
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Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
Franklin Monument
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
- Category: monument
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Franklin Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franklin Monument”
- French: “Monument Franklin”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vieux Carre Historic District and French Quarter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clay Monument and McDonogh Monument.
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