Parkway and civic center schemes in Philadelphia
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Parkway and civic center schemes in Philadelphia are influential early-20th-century urban planning designs that helped shape the city’s monumental civic and cultural core.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parkway and civic center schemes in Philadelphia canonical | 1 |
| Philadelphia parkway system | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city planning proposal
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early 20th-century urban design ⓘ urban planning scheme ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
City of Philadelphia
|
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts planning principles ⓘ |
| category |
City Beautiful movement
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surface form:
City Beautiful movement in Philadelphia
History of Philadelphia ⓘ Urban planning in the United States ⓘ |
| chronology | developed after the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | influential early-20th-century urban planning designs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
city beautification
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civic design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
concentration of civic buildings
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establishing a formal boulevard axis ⓘ shaping Philadelphia’s museum district ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
location of major cultural institutions in Philadelphia
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symbolic image of Philadelphia as a civic capital ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Benjamin Franklin Parkway planning
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civic center district planning ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
creation of a monumental civic center
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enhancement of cultural institutions’ setting ⓘ improvement of traffic circulation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Philadelphia’s civic core
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Philadelphia’s cultural district ⓘ monumental urban design in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | City Beautiful movement ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civic architecture
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public space design ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ |
| partOf |
civic center planning in Philadelphia
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development of Philadelphia’s monumental core ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
ⓘ
Center City Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia civic center area
|
| startTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia parkway system