Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a grand, diagonal boulevard in Philadelphia known for its cultural institutions, museums, and monuments, often compared to the Champs-Élysées.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boulevard
tourist attraction
urban parkway
city Philadelphia
comparedTo Champs-Élysées
constructionStartDate 1907
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy Jacques Gréber
Paul Philippe Cret
hasFeature Eakins Oval
flag-lined central roadway
public art installations
traffic circles
hasInstitution Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library
Moore College of Art and Design
Parkway Museums District institutions
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Rodin Museum
The Barnes Foundation
The Franklin Institute
hasLayout diagonal boulevard
hasMonument Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul plaza statues
Swann Memorial Fountain
Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland)
surface form: Washington Monument
hasUse civic events
cultural tourism
recreational activities
inBorough Center City Philadelphia
inspiredBy Champs-Élysées
French boulevards
knownFor Fourth of July celebrations
New Year’s Day Mummers Parade terminus
Pope Francis’s 2015 World Meeting of Families mass site
cultural institutions
monuments
museums
parades
public festivals
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin
openingDate 1918
partOf Parkway Museums District
runsFrom Philadelphia City Hall
runsTo Eakins Oval
Philadelphia Museum of Art
terminus Philadelphia Museum of Art

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John F. Kennedy Plaza adjacentTo Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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subject surface form: Center City
this entity surface form: Avenue of the Arts
Center City section contains Benjamin Franklin Parkway
subject surface form: Center City
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subject surface form: Center City
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Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul locatedOn Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Rodin Museum locatedOn Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Jacques Gréber notableWork Benjamin Franklin Parkway
this entity surface form: Benjamin Franklin Parkway design work in Philadelphia
The Barnes Foundation location Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Comcast Center locatedNear Benjamin Franklin Parkway
this entity surface form: Ben Franklin Parkway
Logan Square neighborhood traversedBy Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Logan Square neighborhood streetLayout Benjamin Franklin Parkway
this entity surface form: includes portions of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway radial boulevard
Logan Square neighborhood hasEventSpace Benjamin Franklin Parkway
this entity surface form: Benjamin Franklin Parkway parade route
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Spring Garden Street Bridge near Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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