Thursday, April 28, 2011

US2011 - Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Designed by French urban planner Jacques Greber in 1917, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway is Philadelphia’s version of the Champs-Elysees.

 

 

Starting from the Philadelphia City Hall, the mile long Parkway ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

 

 

Unlike Paris’ version where luxury boutiques, cinemas and cafe’s line the avenue, this scenic boulevard consists mainly of parks, sculptures, fountains and a whole host of museums:

 

 

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Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

 

 

 

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

 

 

 

Logan Square 

 

 

 

The Franklin Institute Science Museum

 

 

 

Free Library of Philadelphia

 

 

 

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

 

 

 

Rodin Museum

 

 

 

Washington Monument

 

 

Thus, the Parkway is today, the spine of Philadelphia's Museum District.

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