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| Benjamin Franklin National Memorial | |
|---|---|
 The monument in 2007 | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Visitors | 171,033 (in 2009) |
| Owner | Franklin Institute |
| Website | Benjamin Franklin Memorial |
| Designated | October 25, 1972[1] |
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a large statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, statesman, and Founding Father. The 20-foot (6.1 m)-tall memorial was sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1932 and 1938[2][3] and dedicated in 1938.[1]
With a weight of 30 short tons (27 t) the statue rests on a 92-short-ton (83 t) pedestal of white Seravezza marble. It is the focal piece of the Memorial Hall of the Franklin Institute, which was designed by John Windrim and modeled after the Roman Pantheon. The statue and Memorial Hall were designated as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 1972. It is the primary location memorializing Benjamin Franklin in the U.S.[3]
- ^ a b Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act of 2005, THOMAS (Library of Congress), archived from the original on July 15, 2012, retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER 31 January 1932, Page 10 and 17 May 1938 Page 9
- ^ a b Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture), Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), retrieved 14 June 2016