The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation is a work of art in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. The Birth of a Nation is situated near the garden Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, as well as near the peak Lemon Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial

Garden

The Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial is a sculpture garden located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The garden, located along the left bank of the Schuylkill River between Boathouse Row and the Girard Avenue Bridge, was established by the Fairmount Park Art Association and dedicated in 1961.

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 3,700 feet southeast of The Birth of a Nation.

Philadelphia Zoo

Zoo

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The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. Philadelphia Zoo is situated 1,400 feet west of The Birth of a Nation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairmount and Brewerytown.

Fairmount

Neighborhood

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Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.

Brewerytown

Neighborhood

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Brewerytown is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An unofficial region, Brewerytown runs approximately between the Schuylkill River's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.

Mantua

Neighborhood

Photo: Roesluna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

The Birth of a Nation

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.97277° or 39° 58′ 22″ north

Longitude

-75.19041° or 75° 11′ 26″ west

Open location code

87F6XRF5+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6630299784

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Central Terrace of Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial and Lemon Hill.

Nearby Places

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