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Is there a memorial (like the Washington Monument or Lincoln memorial) to Benjamin Franklin? |
Travel Info Is there a memorial (like the Washington Monument or Lincoln memorial) to Benjamin Franklin? Travel Tips Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a colossal seated statue of Benjamin Franklin. The 20 foot (6 m) high memorial, sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911, honors the writer, inventor and American statesman. The statue weighs 30 tons (27,000 kg) and sits on a 92-ton (83,000 kg) pedestal of white Seravezza marble. The statue is the focal piece of the memorial hall, designed by John T. Windrim after the Pantheon, dedicated in 1938. Congress designated the national memorial on October 25, 1972 (Public Law 92-551). Unlike most national memorials, the statue is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although he was born in Boston, the city of Philadelphia is remembered as the home of Ben Franklin. In Philadelphia, you can find both Ben's gravesite and the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. You'll also find The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Source(s): I attended Franklin Institute of Boston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/benjamin_fr... Other Travel Tips no there isn't. maybe there should be one. try lobbying your congressman. i don't even think there is one in the works. Yes there is, there's a statue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its called the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. It's about 20 ft. high. Wikipedia. There is actually a memorial to Benjamin Franklin in Washington DC. It is a statue at Federal Triangle. http://www.kittytours.org/thatman2/searc... |
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