Benjamin Franklin with Kite
Benjamin Franklin with Kite is a work of art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin with Kite is situated nearby to Saint Clement’s Church, as well as near the museum Franklin Institute.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franklin Institute and Barnes Foundation.
Franklin Institute
Museum
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The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. Franklin Institute is situated 870 feet northeast of Benjamin Franklin with Kite.
Barnes Foundation
Museum
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The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barnes Foundation is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Benjamin Franklin with Kite.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Museum
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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is situated 1,200 feet east of Benjamin Franklin with Kite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Logan Square and Center City West.
Logan Square
Neighborhood
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Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of Center City.
Center City West
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Philadelphia's Center City West 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.
Rittenhouse Square
Neighborhood
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.
Benjamin Franklin with Kite
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.95679° or 39° 57′ 24″ northLongitude
-75.17559° or 75° 10′ 32″ westOpen location code
87F6XR4F+PQOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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