Memorial Hall
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Memorial Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts exhibition building in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, originally constructed for the 1876 Centennial Exposition and now home to the Please Touch Museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hall canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture building
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exhibition hall ⓘ historic building ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| architect | Herman J. Schwarzmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Philadelphia
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Museums in Philadelphia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ World's fair architecture ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
1876 Centennial Exposition
NERFINISHED
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Centennial Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentFunction | children's museum building ⓘ |
| currentTenant | Please Touch Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Herman J. Schwarzmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasement | true ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houses | Please Touch Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fairmount Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
glass
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granite ⓘ |
| near | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as art gallery during the 1876 Centennial Exposition ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1876 ⓘ |
| operator | Please Touch Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
art gallery
ⓘ
exhibition building ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fairmount Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Fairmount Park West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | iron-and-glass dome ⓘ |
| significantFor |
example of Beaux-Arts civic architecture in the United States
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role in the 1876 Centennial Exposition ⓘ |
| use |
children's interactive exhibits
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educational activities ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1876 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.