Eakins Oval - Wikipedia
Eakins Oval is a traffic circle in Philadelphia. It forms the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway just in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a central array of fountains and monuments, and a network of pedestrian walkways.
Washington Monument - Association for Public Art
Following the completion of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 1928, the monument was moved to the terminus of the thoroughfare in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Adapted from Public Art in Philadelphia by Penny Balkin Bach (Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1992).
Washington Monument - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go …
The monument is located just inside the northwest edge of Eakins Oval, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Rocky) steps. The bronze and granite sculpture features a uniformed George Washington mounted on a horse facing down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway towards Philadelphia City Hall.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT - Updated January 2025 - Yelp
The famous Washington Monument is placed directly in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, a couple hundred yards from the bottom of the Rocky Steps. Made out of bronze and granite, the 100+ year old statue towers over you.
- Location: 2451 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy Philadelphia, PA 19130
Washington Monument, Philadelphia - U-S-History.com
Washington Monument, Philadelphia. Ever vigilant, as if guarding the entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, George Washington sits mounted upon his brawny, bronze steed. The statue, a cast bronze, placed in the Eakins Oval on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, was the creation of Rudolf Siemering, in 1897. Standing the watch with the General ...
Philly notched the first Washington Monument
Rudolf Siemering was the sculptor behind Philadelphia’s Washington Monument, which was moved to its current location in 1928. A Native American is depicted on the monument, which was...
Philadelphia Public Art Landmark: Eakins Oval - philart.net
Originally at "The Green Street Entrance to Fairmount Park" which on a 1911 map of Philadelphia (which shows the location of the monument) is where 25th and Green would have intersected, which is about 600 feet North and slightly West from where it is now.
The Pennsylvania Society and the Statue of George Washington on Eakins Oval
Most Philadelphians are familiar with this commanding-looking statue of General George Washington, which sits in Eakins Oval at the base of the “Rocky Steps” in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Ceremonies at the 1897 Unveiling of the Washington Monument
At a meeting of the State Society of Pennsylvania, on July 4th, 1810, it was resolved that “a permanent memorial of their respect for the memory of the late Father of his Country, General George Washington, should be established by the creation of a …
Washington Monument Fountain in Philadelphia- See Sight Tours
Welcome to the iconic Washington Monument Fountain in Philadelphia, a magnificent bronze and granite sculpture that commemorates the legacy of America's first president, George Washington.