Benjumin Franklin `legacy is unique because he is remember as a
scientist, inventor, philoshopher, statesman, printer, ecomist, and
musician, and he did all of these things in a remarkable way. This 20 feet
high marble statue, sculpted by James Earle Fraser, weigns 30 tons and sits
on a 92-ton pededstal. It's loased is Memorial Hall, a part of the Franklin
Institute Science Museum.
Address:
The Franklin Institute,
222 NOrth 20th St,
Philadelphia,
PA 19103. Phone: 2154481200 |
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