Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the science museum in , , features a large statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, statesman, and Founding Father.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Franklin Institute and Barnes Foundation.

Museum
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The is a science museum and a center of science education and research in , . It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.

Museum
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The is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in , the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in , .

Museum
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The is the oldest natural science research institution in the Americas. Formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, it was founded in 1812, by many of the leading naturalists of the young American republic with an expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Logan Square and Center City West.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of .

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's is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.

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is a in , Pennsylvania, bordering on the north. is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

Latitude
39.95817° or 39° 57′ 29″ north
Longitude
-75.17323° or 75° 10′ 24″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR5G+7P
Geo­Names ID
4556508
Wiki­data ID
Q817489
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Benjamin Franklin National Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林紀念館”
  • Chinese: “班傑明·富蘭克林國家紀念館”
  • Czech: “Národní památník Benjamina Franklina”
  • Dutch: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال بنجامين فرانكلين التذكارى الوطنى”
  • French: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
  • German: “Benjamin Franklin National Memorial”
  • Spanish: “Memorial nacional Benjamin Franklin”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Benjamin Franklin”

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