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Bus stations near Aero Memorial in Philadelphia

  • 18th St & Vine St ,2 min walk,
  • 17th St & Ben Franklin Pkwy ,2 min walk,
  • 19th St & Cherry St,3 min walk,
  • Arch St & 18th St,3 min walk,
  • Arch St & 19th St,4 min walk,

Bus lines to Aero Memorial in Philadelphia

  • 32,Ridge-Lyceum,
  • 446,446: Henry-Cinnaminson,
  • 2,20th-Johnston,
  • 33,5th-Market,
  • 48,27th-Allegheny,
  • DRAGON ROUTE (CENTER CITY LOOP),DRAGON ROUTE (CENTER CITY LOOP),
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Aero Memorial?

    The closest stations to Aero Memorial are:

    • 18th St & Vine St is 149 yards away, 2 min walk.
    • 17th St & Ben Franklin Pkwy is 150 yards away, 2 min walk.
    • 19th St & Cherry St is 197 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • Arch St & 18th St is 220 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • Arch St & 19th St is 257 yards away, 4 min walk.
  • Which Bus lines stop near Aero Memorial?

    These Bus lines stop near Aero Memorial: 17, 27, 31, 42, 48

  • Which Train lines stop near Aero Memorial?

    These Train lines stop near Aero Memorial: MANAYUNK/NORRISTOWN LINE, WARMINSTER LINE, WILMINGTON/NEWARK LINE

  • Which Subway lines stop near Aero Memorial?

    These Subway lines stop near Aero Memorial: MFL

  • Which Light Rail lines stop near Aero Memorial?

    These Light Rail lines stop near Aero Memorial: 34

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Aero Memorial in Philadelphia?

    The nearest bus stops to Aero Memorial in Philadelphia are 18th St & Vine St and 17th St & Ben Franklin Pkwy. The closest one is a 2 min walk away.

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Aero Memorial Address: 20th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway street in Philadelphia

Aero Memorial, Philadelphia
Aero Memorial, PhiladelphiaThe Aero Memorial is a gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship, commissioned by the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association). Aero Memorial is located in Philadelphia's Aviator Park, across from The Franklin Institute at 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The memorial is a tribute to those aviators who died in World War I, and it was initiated by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania in 1917 with the help of the Fairmount Park Art Association. The Aero Club donated modest funds into the Fairmount Park Art Association in 1917 for the creation of the memorial, and after years of fundraising, the Art Association was finally able to contact Paul Manship for the commission 1939. The idea for a celestial sphere was approved in 1944, and the sculpture was completed in 1948. Aero Memorial was dedicated on June 1, 1950. Aero Memorial is one of 51 sculptures included in the Association for Public Art's Museum Without Walls interpretive audio program for Philadelphia's outdoor sculpture. The inscription reads: (Sphere is inscribed with the Latin names of constellations and planets) (Base, front:) AERO MEMORIAL WORLD WAR I 1917–1918 (Base, front:) JULIAN BIDDLE HOWARD FOULKE DAY (...transcription illegible) ON DOWNS, JR. (...transcription illegible) CHRISTIAN CLANZ WILLIAM BESSE KOEN (...transcription illegible) TON WOODWARD (A plaque with the insignia of the Fairmount Park Art Association appears on the base.)
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