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.

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Memorial Hall canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture building
exhibition hall
historic building
museum building
architect Herman J. Schwarzmann NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
category Buildings and structures in Philadelphia
Museums in Philadelphia
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
World's fair architecture
city Philadelphia
constructedFor 1876 Centennial Exposition NERFINISHED
Centennial Exposition NERFINISHED
country United States of America
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
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
role in the 1876 Centennial Exposition
use children's interactive exhibits
educational activities
exhibitions
yearCompleted 1876

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Please Touch Museum locatedIn Memorial Hall
Please Touch Museum occupiesBuilding Memorial Hall
Centennial District contains Memorial Hall