Franklin Court - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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With levels above and below ground, the complex houses a theater and museum devoted to Franklin's life and inventions.
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Franklin Court
The Corridor from Market Street in Center City leading to the Franklin Court, where Benjamin Franklin's home once stood.
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Benjamin Franklin, the Printer
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
In October, 1723 Philadelphia was one of the largest cities in the American colonies. Upon his arrival, Ben continued to work as a printer and made many friends in the trade. One of his friends, Sir William Keith, governor of Pennsylvania, convinced him to move to London to buy printing equipment. In London, he would then be able to purchase the equipment needed to begin his own business. Within a year, at the age of eighteen, Franklin had arrived in London and was ready to begin work at Palmer's and Watt's, two of the most prestigous printing firms in the city.
In October, 1726 Ben returned to Philadelphia . He continued his trade as a printer, first working with a partner then, at the age of twenty-four, taking the business over on his own.
In 1729, Franklin bought the Pennsylvania Gazette an ailing paper known to be dull and poorly managed. Known for his hard work and determination, Ben used his wit and intelligence to turn the gazette into an informative and entertaining paper. Ben's philosophy for success, work harder than your competition, drove the success of the paper as it gained recognition throughout the colonies.
In 1730, Ben entered into a commonlaw marriage with his longtime friend Deborah Read Rogers, whose husband John had left her in 1725.
Publications Franklin was an innovator in the publishing business. He was the first to publish cartoons and maps to accompany and illustrate his articles. He printed his political theories to gain public support. In 1733, Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac under the name Richard Saunders. The almanac became more popular than any of his newspaper ventures. The almanac, which was published yearly through 1758, had Franklin's sayings scattered throughout. His witty and wise sayings preach frugality, industry, and thrift. God helps them that help themselves, He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir, and He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals are just a few.
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence and the first institution of higher learning in the United States to refer to itself as a university.
Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder and first president, advocated an educational program that trained leaders in commerce, government, and public service, similar to a modern liberal arts curriculum.
The University of Pennsylvania is home to many professional and graduate schools, including the first school of medicine in North America (Perelman School of Medicine, 1765), the first collegiate business school (Wharton School, 1881) and the first student union building and organization (Houston Hall, 1896).
The university has four undergraduate schools which provide a combined 99 undergraduate majors in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, business, and engineering, as well twelve graduate and professional schools. It also provides the option to pursue specialized dual degree programs. Undergraduate admissions is highly competitive, with an acceptance rate of 7.44% for the class of 2023, and the school is ranked as the 8th best university in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report. In athletics, the Quakers field varsity teams in 33 sports as a member of the NCAA Division I Ivy League conference and hold a total of 210 Ivy League championships as of 2017. In 2018, the university had an endowment of $13.8 billion, the seventh largest endowment of all colleges in the United States, as well as an academic research budget of $966 million.
As of 2018, distinguished alumni include 14 heads of state, 64 billionaire alumni; 3 United States Supreme Court justices; 33 United States Senators, 44 United States Governors and 159 members of the U.S. House of Representatives; 8 signers of the United States Declaration of Independence; 12 signers of the United States Constitution, 24 members of the Continental Congress, and two presidents of the United States, including the current president. They have also founded a large number of companies worldwide. Other notable alumni include 27 Rhodes Scholars, 15 Marshall Scholarship recipients, 16 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 48 Fulbright Scholars. In addition, some 35 Nobel laureates, 169 Guggenheim Fellows, 80 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and many Fortune 500 CEOs have been affiliated with the university.
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The Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia USA
Betsy Ross is credited for creating and sewing the first Stars & Stripes American Flag.
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
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Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania.
In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as capital of Pennsylvania Colony.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other historic sites include homes for Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Ross, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
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Facts of Philadelphia and Symbols of Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776.
Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell.
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over 8,000 acres.
Philadelphia is the site of the first presidential mansion.
Philadelphia was once the United States capital city.
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Train to Philly! Independence National Historic Park ~ Independence Hall ~ Liberty Bell ~ Ben Franklin Court ~ Christ Church ~ Beautiful Tiffany Mural The Dream Garden by Maxfield Parrish ~ We had a great time visiting old Philadelphia!
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国家独立历史公园 Independence National Historical Park
地址: 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818 電話： +1 215-965-2305
美國鑄幣局 United States Mint
地址: 151 N Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1819 電話： +1 215-408-0114 一 - 六 09:00 - 16:30
美国第一银行 First Bank of the United States
地址: 302 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-4229 電話： +1 215-597-8974 一 - 五 08:00 - 17:00
罗斯故居 Betsy Ross House
地址: 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 電話： +1 215-629-4026 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
瑞汀车站市场 Reading Terminal Market
地址: 12th and Arch, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話： +1 215-922-2317
市政廳 City Hall (對面的廣場裝飾藝術)
地址: Penn廣場, Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 電話： +1 215-686-2840 一 - 五 09:00 - 17:00
富蘭克林紀念館 Benjamin Franklin Museum
地址: 317 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2707 電話： +1 215-694-3773
爱心公园 Love Park
地址: John F. Kennedy Blvd and North 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 電話： +1 215-636-1666
東方州立監獄 Eastern State Penitentiary
地址: 費爾蒙特街2124號, Philadelphia, PA 19130-2603 電話： +1 215-236-3300 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
馬特博物館 Mutter Museum
地址: 19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3001 電話： +1 215-560-8564 日 - 六 10:00 - 17:00
意大利集市 Italian Market
地址: 第9街, Philadelphia, PA 電話： +1 215-334-6008 日 08:00 - 13:00 二 - 六 08:00 - 16:00
好時巧克力世界 Hershey's Chocolate World
地址: 101 Chocolate World Way, Hershey, PA 17033 電話： +1 717-534-4900 日 - 四 09:00 - 18:00 五 - 六 09:00 - 19:00
Amish Farm and House
地址: 2395 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA 17602-1133 電話： +1 717-394-6185 日 - 六 10:00 - 16:00
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
地址: 23 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 電話： +1 717-735-6890 二06:00 - 16:00 五06:00 - 16:00 六06:00 - 14:00
國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 143 South 3rd St
獨立廳(Independence Hall): 41 N 6th St
自由鐘(Liberty Bell): 701 Market St
國家憲法中心(National Constitution Center): 525 Arch St
卡本特廳(Carpenter's Hall)
議會廳(Congress Hall): 41 N 6th St
法蘭克林廣場(Franklin Court): 318 Market St
獨立宣言屋(Declaration House): 701 Market St
基督教堂(Christ Church): 20 North American St
塔杜思故居(Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial): 3rd & Pine St
貝西羅絲故居(Betsy Ross House): 239 Arch St
艾爾佛瑞斯巷(Elfreth’s Alley): 126 Elfreths Alley
消防局博物館(Fireman's Hall Museum): 147 North 2nd St
國家鑄幣廠(The United States Mint): 151 N Independence Mall East
美國猶太人歷史博物館(National Museum of American Jewish History): 101 South Independence Mall East
獨立海港博物館(Independence Seaport Museum): 211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard
第三街商店街(The 3rd Street Corridor)
費城歷史博物館(Philadelphia History Museum):15 South 7th St
賓州美術館(Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
旺納梅克管風琴(Wanamaker Organ)
費城非洲博物館(The African American Museum in Philadelphia)
藝術大街(Avenue of the Arts)
瑞丁市場[Reading Terminal Market
東市場廣場(The Gallery at Market East)
古董街(Antique Row)
中國城(Chinatown): 位於Broad St以東
費城自然科學博物館(Academy of Natural Sciences): 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
富蘭克林科學博物館(The Franklin Institute Science Museum): 222 N 20th St
穆特博物館(The Mütter Museum): 19 S 22nd St
費城美術館(Philadelphia Museum of Art):26th St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅丹博物館(Rodin Museum): 22nd St and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
羅森貝奇博物館(Rosenbach Museum and Library): 2008 DeLancey St
Comcast中心(The Comcast Center): 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd
自由廣場購物中心(The Shops at Liberty Place):16th & Chestnut
貝爾維購物中心(The Shops at the Bellevue)
核桃街(Walnut Street)
意大利市場(The Italian Market): 9th & Christian
東方州立監獄(Eastern State Penitentiar): 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA
瓦格納免費科學研究所(Wagner Free Institute of Science): 1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA
愛倫坡國家歷史古蹟(Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site): 532 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA
天普大學(Temple University): 1801 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
費城動物園(Philadelphia Zoo): 3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA
請觸摸博物館(Please Touch Museum): 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA
莫瑞斯植物園(The Morris Arboretum): 100 E Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA
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Karie Diethorn, Curator explains a new addition to the Franklin Court Museum
Park curator, Karie Diethorn explains the life size figure of Benjamin Franklin, which will be included in the new Franklin Museum in Franklin Court. This video can be found at:
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History Is Important! Our second day in Philadelphia was all Franklin all the time! We went by the Ben Franklin Museum, Franklin Court Printing Offices, and the Ghost Houses at Market Street. We also swung by the Franklin Fountain for delicious ice cream afterwards.
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Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Places to see in ( Philadelphia - USA )
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, is notable for its rich history, on display at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed) and other American Revolutionary sites. Also iconic are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone’s triumphant run in the film Rocky.
Blessed with the glamour and culture of a big city, 'Philly' as it's affectionately known, also delights visitors with its rich history and small-town charm. By the late 19th century Philly had evolved into the 'Workshop of the World.' Its industries generated abundant wealth, which funded large construction projects, including City Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, and filled cultural storehouses such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Penn Museum. Experiments in architecture and social policy resulted in buildings like Eastern State Penitentiary, while philanthropist Dr Albert C Barnes built up an astounding collection of art for public consumption. This spirit of civic pride and sharing continues in contemporary projects such as Isaiah Zagar's Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.
Declared a World Heritage City by Unesco in 2015, Philadelphia was at the heart of US colonial and revolutionary history. Founded by British Quaker William Penn in the late 17th century, the 'City of Brotherly Love' cherishes and protects its earliest days within the Independence National Historical Park of the Old City. Visiting original institutions such as Independence Hall and the seeing iconic landmarks like the Liberty Bell will help you appreciate the deep passion for freedom that motivated the new nation's founders. Excellent museums devoted to the Constitution, the American Revolution and Benjamin Franklin round out that education.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other national historic sites include the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.
The city contains many art museums, such as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Rodin Museum, which holds the largest collection of work by Auguste Rodin outside France. The city's major art museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is one of the largest art museums in the world. The long flight of steps to the Art Museum's main entrance became famous after the film Rocky (1976).
A lot to see in Philadelphia such as :
Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia City Hall
Art Museum Steps
Reading Terminal Market
Eastern State Penitentiary
Old City
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Rodin Museum
Adventure Aquarium
Barnes Foundation
Please Touch Museum
Elfreth's Alley
Love Park
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Betsy Ross House
South Street
Franklin Square
Penn's Landing
Italian Market, Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Rittenhouse Square
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Penn Museum
Ben Franklin Bridge
Independence Seaport Museum
Chinatown
One Liberty Observation Deck
Rocky Statue
ONE Liberty Place
Wissahickon Valley Park
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Wissahickon Creek
Museum of the American Revolution
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
United States Mint
Bartram's Garden
Rittenhouse Square
Fishtown
Fragments of Franklin Court
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Society Hill
( Philadelphia - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Philadelphia . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Philadelphia - USA
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Logan Square -- in Philadelphia
Logan Square -- in Philadelphia
Logan Circle, also known as Logan Square, is an open-space park in Center City Philadelphia's northwest quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid. The circle itself exists within the original bounds of the square; the names Logan Square and Logan Circle are used interchangeably when referring to the park. Originally Northwest Square in William Penn's 1684 plan for the city, the square was renamed in 1825 after Philadelphia statesman James Logan. The park is the focal point of the eponymous neighborhood. Logan Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
History
Prior to the 1800's the city developed along the Delaware River, leaving the area around Logan Square as untouched forest through the American Revolution. Over the next quarter century the square served as a pasture, execution grounds, and graveyard, and hosted a gallows until the hanging of William Gross in 1823. With aims of redirecting public attention away from its previous morbid use, Philadelphia leased the square to the Orphans' Society from 1821 to 1830.
In 1842 an ordinance “made it an offense to drive or take into Logan, Penn, or Rittenhouse squares any ‘horse, cow, cart, wagon, carriage or wheelbarrow, except by permission, or place any wood, coal, rubbish, carrion, or offensive matter within either [sic] of the squares, or to climb on the trees, fences or gates . . . or to dig up the soil or injure the grass, or to run or walk over or lie on the same.’”[5]By the 1840s Philadelphia had begun a restoration of the square from its former days as a graveyard, lining the walks with trees, planting greenery and shrubbery, and constructing a wooden fence allowing the square to resemble Penn's vision of an urban green space. During this period, the city limited access to Logan Square to homeowners with property connected to the square who paid for its upkeep; the city constructed a wrought iron fence around the square in 1852.
In 1864 the square was the site of the Great Sanitary Fair, a fundraising event in support of the United States Sanitary Commission to help raise money, support, and buy medicine for the Union troops during the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln visited the fair and donated forty-eight signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, which sold for $10 each. In 1881 the Pennsylvania Railroad constructed a viaduct that disconnected Logan Square and Rittenhouse Square, altering William Penn’s original plan of connectivity between the city's five squares. Before the 20th century the square was also used as a location for concerts and other community events.
Since the 1890's the city had envisioned constructing of a boulevard similar to the Parisian Champs-Élyséese and in 1907 the plans were approved. The square began to transform again: the original bounds of the square—18th Street to the East, 20th Street to the West, Race Street to the South and Vine Street to the North remain intact, and the square began to more closely resemble its appearance today, distinguished by its circle. Construction began in 1917 on a plan to connect Center City with Fairmount Park which later became a segment of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It was designed by Jacques Gréber, a French landscape architect who converted Logan Square into a circle similar to the oval of the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Philadelphia even modeled its Free Library and Family Court Building after the twin buildings of the Hôtel de Crillon and the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris.
Among the sites in its immediate vicinity are the Swann Memorial Fountain at the center of the circle, Parkway Central Library, the former Philadelphia Family Court Building, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute, Moore College of Art and Design, the Roman Catholic Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Mormon Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple.[10]
The circle itself is the subject of the local band The Wonder Years' song 'Logan Circle' from their studio album The Upsides.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. It is now the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The building was completed in 1753 as the colonial legislature (later Pennsylvania State House) for the Province of Pennsylvania and was used in that capacity until the state capital moved to Lancaster in 1799. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.
A convention held in Independence Hall in 1915, presided over by former US president William Howard Taft, marked the formal announcement of the formation of the League to Enforce Peace, which led to the League of Nations and eventually the United Nations. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site.