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Rocky Steps, Philadelphia

The Rocky Steps is the nickname given to the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They appear in the film Rocky, and four of its sequels, II, III, V and Rocky Balboa, in which the eponymous character runs up the steps to the song “Gonna Fly Now.” Tourists and local [...]

June 13th, 2008 | Tags: bronze statue, front steps, philadelphia museum of art, philadelphia pennsylvania, rocky balboa | Category: North America | Leave a comment

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year and is now among the largest art museums in the United States. Originally the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, its [...]

April 27th, 2008 | Tags: art museum, art museums in the united states, museum of art philadelphia, pennsylvania museum, philadelphia museum of art, south kensington museum, victoria and albert, victoria and albert museum, victoria and albert museum in london | Category: North America | Leave a comment