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<p>Add biography.wiki cross-references</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:18, 25 March 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l18">Line 18:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Philadelphia Museum of Art''' is one of the largest and most important art museums in the United States, located at 2600 [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The museum's Greek Revival building, completed in 1928, sits atop Fairmount Hill at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, serving as a dramatic visual anchor for the parkway's ceremonial boulevard connecting the museum to [[Philadelphia City Hall|City Hall]].&lt;ref name="visitphilly"&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/ |title=The Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps |publisher=Visit Philadelphia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Philadelphia Museum of Art''' is one of the largest and most important art museums in the United States, located at 2600 [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The museum's Greek Revival building, completed in 1928, sits atop Fairmount Hill at the terminus of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://biography.wiki/a/Benjamin_Franklin </ins>Benjamin Franklin<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>Parkway, serving as a dramatic visual anchor for the parkway's ceremonial boulevard connecting the museum to [[Philadelphia City Hall|City Hall]].&lt;ref name="visitphilly"&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/ |title=The Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps |publisher=Visit Philadelphia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum is perhaps equally famous for its &#039;&#039;&#039;72 stone entrance steps&#039;&#039;&#039;, known worldwide as the &quot;Rocky Steps&quot; after appearing in the 1976 film &#039;&#039;Rocky&#039;&#039;. The steps and the nearby Rocky statue have become Philadelphia&#039;s most visited tourist attraction, drawing up to 4 million visitors annually who recreate [https://biography.wiki/s/Sylvester_Stallone Sylvester Stallone]&#039;s iconic training run.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum is perhaps equally famous for its &#039;&#039;&#039;72 stone entrance steps&#039;&#039;&#039;, known worldwide as the &quot;Rocky Steps&quot; after appearing in the 1976 film &#039;&#039;Rocky&#039;&#039;. The steps and the nearby Rocky statue have become Philadelphia&#039;s most visited tourist attraction, drawing up to 4 million visitors annually who recreate [https://biography.wiki/s/Sylvester_Stallone Sylvester Stallone]&#039;s iconic training run.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l28">Line 28:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== The 72 Steps ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== The 72 Steps ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Rocky Steps consist of '''72 stone steps''' leading up to the East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The steps gained worldwide fame after appearing in the 1976 film ''Rocky'', where Sylvester Stallone's character Rocky Balboa runs up them as part of his training montage, triumphantly raising his fists at the top.&lt;ref name="rockysteps"&gt;{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Steps |title=Rocky Steps |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Rocky Steps consist of '''72 stone steps''' leading up to the East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The steps gained worldwide fame after appearing in the 1976 film ''Rocky'', where <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://biography.wiki/a/Sylvester_Stallone </ins>Sylvester Stallone<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>'s character Rocky Balboa runs up them as part of his training montage, triumphantly raising his fists at the top.&lt;ref name="rockysteps"&gt;{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Steps |title=Rocky Steps |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The scene, scored to Bill Conti&#039;s &quot;Gonna Fly Now,&quot; has become one of the most iconic moments in film history. Today, thousands of visitors recreate the run daily, making it a quintessential Philadelphia experience.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The scene, scored to Bill Conti&#039;s &quot;Gonna Fly Now,&quot; has become one of the most iconic moments in film history. Today, thousands of visitors recreate the run daily, making it a quintessential Philadelphia experience.</div></td></tr> </table>

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The museum&#039;s Greek Revival building, completed in 1928, sits atop Fairmount Hill at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, serving as a dramatic visual anchor for the parkway&#039;s ceremonial boulevard connecting the museum to [[Philadelphia City Hall|City Hall]].&lt;ref name=&quot;visitphilly&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/ |title=The Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps |publisher=Visit Philadelphia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Philadelphia Museum of Art&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the largest and most important art museums in the United States, located at 2600 [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The museum&#039;s Greek Revival building, completed in 1928, sits atop Fairmount Hill at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, serving as a dramatic visual anchor for the parkway&#039;s ceremonial boulevard connecting the museum to [[Philadelphia City Hall|City Hall]].&lt;ref name=&quot;visitphilly&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/ |title=The Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps |publisher=Visit Philadelphia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum is perhaps equally famous for its '''72 stone entrance steps''', known worldwide as the "Rocky Steps" after appearing in the 1976 film ''Rocky''. The steps and the nearby Rocky statue have become Philadelphia's most visited tourist attraction, drawing up to 4 million visitors annually who recreate Sylvester Stallone's iconic training run.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum is perhaps equally famous for its '''72 stone entrance steps''', known worldwide as the "Rocky Steps" after appearing in the 1976 film ''Rocky''. The steps and the nearby Rocky statue have become Philadelphia's most visited tourist attraction, drawing up to 4 million visitors annually who recreate <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://biography.wiki/s/Sylvester_Stallone </ins>Sylvester Stallone<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>'s iconic training run.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum&#039;s permanent collection includes over 240,000 objects spanning 2,000 years of creative achievement. A single admission ticket also grants access to the Rodin Museum, the Perelman Building, and the museum&#039;s two historic houses in Fairmount Park.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The museum&#039;s permanent collection includes over 240,000 objects spanning 2,000 years of creative achievement. A single admission ticket also grants access to the Rodin Museum, the Perelman Building, and the museum&#039;s two historic houses in Fairmount Park.</div></td></tr> </table>

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