The Thinker
The Thinker is a work of art in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. The Thinker is situated nearby to Rodin Museum, as well as near Philadelphia District 9 Police Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rodin Museum and Barnes Foundation.
Rodin Museum
Museum
The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris.
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 590 feet southeast of The Thinker.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
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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 at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 2,300 feet northwest of The Thinker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Logan Square and Spring Garden.
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.
Spring Garden
Neighborhood
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Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
The Thinker
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.96155° or 39° 57′ 42″ northLongitude
-75.17444° or 75° 10′ 28″ westOpen location code
87F6XR6G+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3639268707OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“The Thinker” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Penseur”
- Russian: “Мыслитель”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia District 9 Police Station and Calder Gardens.
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