Talk:Statue of Benjamin Franklin (San Francisco)
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Not that tall
[edit]Another Believer. Obviously, SIRIS is way off on the height of the monument. There's no way it's 35 feet tall, or even half of that. I suspect that it is the base that is 118 inches tall, and the statue is 4-1/2 to 5 feet tall. Any idea on where to find the correct dimensions? == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:37, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
- @BoringHistoryGuy: Great question. I thought it was strange there were 2 sources from Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture program. Not sure of sources with dimensions, specifically, but here are more sources for future article expansion:
- http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/north-beach-san-francisco-may-9-2012.html
- http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Anything-but-Square-North-Beach-park-an-oasis-3240467.php
- http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000120.htm
- https://books.google.com/books?id=FQ9tYtuIc-wC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
- https://books.google.com/books?id=gaFtBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7KNC_Benjamin_Franklin_San_Francisco_CA
Even if inaccurate, I think it would be best if we included estimated dimensions per the Smithsonian sources. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:44, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Another Believer:. I would normally agree. I initially added the heights to the infobox, but removed them after seeing the 2nd photo here.[1] SIRIS is SO obviously wrong. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 14:56, 7 April 2016 (UTC)