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1915







The Gates of Hell
Auguste Rodin, 1880 - 1917
* groups of people, partial, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, and horizontal, furniture, rocks
* Entrance. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.961850,-75.174050 [map]
* On the Parkway tour.
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page
+Rodin Museum



Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Joseph Sibbel, 1915 (installed)
* Statues of Jesus, Mary, Saint Paul and Saint Peter
* standing people, sword, scroll, key
* Front wall. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. East side of 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957500,-75.169010 [map]
* On the Parkway tour.
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Sibbel page
+ushistory.org page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building






Penn Dental Gargoyles
1915 (completion of building)
* small crouching people (some with headgear), monkey, birds, bull, book, symbols
* Spruce and 40th St. walls. Penn Dental School. Northwest corner, 40th and Spruce.
* 39.951865,-75.203150 [map]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour.
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building