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The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., features a colossal 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 1906 and 1911[2] 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.[2]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
The monument in 2007
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Visitors	171,033 (in 2009)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Benjamin Franklin Memorial
U.S. National Memorial
Designated	October 25, 1972[1]

History

Congress designated the national memorial on October 25, 1972 (Pub.L. 92–551). Unlike most national memorials, the statue is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The national memorial is an affiliated area of the National Park Service, assigned to Independence National Historical Park through a Memorandum of Agreement entered into on November 6, 1973. Under terms of the agreement, the Institute owns and maintains the publicly accessible memorial, and the Park Service includes the memorial in official publications and otherwise cooperates with the Institute in all appropriate and mutually agreeable ways on behalf of the memorial.

Public Law 109-153 (December 30, 2005) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make available to the Institute up to $10,000,000 in matching grants for the rehabilitation of the memorial and for the development of related exhibits. This appropriation commemorates the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth on January 17, 1706.[3]

In 2008, the Memorial underwent a $3.8 million restoration, which included installation of a multi-media presentation about Philadelphia's most famous citizen, now featured in the 3½-minute show "Benjamin Franklin Forever". The memorial's new digital projection, theatrical lighting, and audio effects are fully utilized in a program that introduces Franklin as a curious tinkerer, and demonstrates his profound impact on the world as a premiere international citizen, statesman, civic leader, and scientist. The refurbishment also included improved acoustics, state-of-the-art LED lighting upgrades, and restoration and re-gilding of the oculus to its original brilliance. Throughout the day, quotes from Franklin are projected onto the walls, and graphic panels highlighting his life and accomplishments provide visitors with a still greater appreciation of this Founding Father.[4]

Admission to the National Memorial is free.

The memorial appears in the 2004 film National Treasure.

See also

• Franklin Court
• Benjamin Franklin House, in London, England, the only surviving home of Benjamin Franklin, now a museum.
• Jefferson Memorial
• George Mason Memorial
• Washington Monument
• Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence

References

External links

• National Park Service images of Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
• Statement by NPS Dept. Director Durand concerning financial assistance for the Ben. Franklin Nat'l Memorial
• James Earle Fraser biography

На других языках

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[de] Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

Das Benjamin Franklin National Memorial befindet sich in der Rotunde des Franklin Institute in Philadelphia und ist eine riesige sitzende Statue von Benjamin Franklin. Das 6 m hohe Denkmal, das von 1906 bis 1911 von James Earle Fraser geschaffen wurde, ehrt den Schriftsteller, Erfinder und amerikanischen Staatsmann. Die Statue wiegt 27 t und sitzt auf einem 83 t schweren Podest aus weißem Seravezza-Marmor. Die Statue ist der zentrale Teil der Memorial Hall. Die Memorial Hall wurde von John T. Windrim nach dem Vorbild des Pantheon entworfen und im Jahr 1938 eingeweiht.

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- [en] Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

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[es] Memorial nacional Benjamin Franklin

El Memorial Nacional Benjamin Franklin (en inglés: Benjamin Franklin National Memorial) está ubicado en la rotonda de El Instituto Franklin en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, cuenta con una colosal estatua de Benjamin Franklin sentado. El monumento de 6.1 metros de altura, esculpido por James Earle Fraser entre 1906 y 1911, en honor al inventor, escritor y estadista estadounidense. Con un peso de 27 toneladas, la estatua está sobre un pedestal de mármol blanco de Seravezza de 83 toneladas.[1] La estatua es la pieza central de la sala conmemorativa, diseñada por John T. Windrim después del Panteón, dedicado en 1938.[2]

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