Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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boulevard tourist attraction urban parkway

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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University → Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul → Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library → Philadelphia Museum of Art → Rodin Museum → Swann Memorial Fountain →	locatedOn
Center City ("Avenue of the Arts") → Center City → Center City Philadelphia → Philadelphia →	contains
Art Museum Steps → John F. Kennedy Plaza →	adjacentTo
Art Museum Steps → Rocky Steps →	hasViewOf
Parkway Museums District →	follows
Center City →	hasLandmark
Parkway Museums District →	hasPart
Rocky Steps →	locatedAt
Eakins Oval →	locatedIn
The Barnes Foundation →	location
Eakins Oval →	majorIntersectionOf
Race Street →	near
Rocky statue →	nearbyFeature
Jacques Gréber ("Benjamin Franklin Parkway design work in Philadelphia") →	notableWork