Bolt of Lightning … A Memorial to Benjamin Franklin
1984 by Isamu Noguchi
Description
Ben Franklin is memorialized in Isamu Noguchi’s Bolt of Lightning, a giant steel sculpture representing Franklin’s famous kite-flying experiment.
Noguchi first proposed Bolt of Lightning in 1933, but his design was considered too radical at the time. Half a century later, it seemed just right, and Noguchi himself chose the location.
Details
N. 6th Street and Race Street
Monument Park opposite Franklin Square
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Website
Parc Restaurant
Square 1682
Distrito
Pat’s King of Steaks
