Franklin Monument

Franklin Monument is a monument in Orleans, Louisiana. Franklin Monument is situated nearby to the park Lafayette Square, as well as near Clay Monument.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lafayette Square and Gallier Hall.

Lafayette Square

Park

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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. Gallier Hall is situated 490 feet west of Franklin Monument.

Clay Monument

Monument

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Business District and Storyville.

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.

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.

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.

Franklin Monument

Type: Monument
Description: park in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Category: historic site
Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.94818° or 29° 56′ 53″ north

Longitude

-90.0699° or 90° 4′ 12″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

76XFWWXJ+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358384438

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q49491450

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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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Highlights include United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and McDonogh Monument.

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