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In 1976, Philadelphia was forever immortalized on celluloid with the tale of an aspiring boxer with the Academy Award-winning film Rocky. Since Rocky Balboa’s first famous run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the original franchise has spawned five sequels.

Originally commissioned for Rocky III, sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg’s larger-than-life interpretation of the triumphant boxer stands on a stretch of grass just north of the Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Previously located at the Spectrum Arena (now the Wells Fargo Center), the statue was installed at the museum in 2006. Sylvester Stallone himself presided over the rededication ceremony.