Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
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Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
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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 and dedicated in 1938. 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 piec
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Historic site in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_National_Memorial
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2024-04-15T19:58:36Z
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