{"id":292351,"date":"2026-09-23T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/292351\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:22:12","slug":"iconic-rocky-statue-moved-to-permanent-home-at-top-of-philadelphia-museum-of-art-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/292351\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Rocky statue moved to permanent home at top of Philadelphia Museum of Art steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky Statue was placed into its new, permanent home on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky Statue is being placed into its new home.<\/p>\n

Workers put the final touches on moving the statue of the fictional boxer to a more permanent fixture at the top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The statue spent the last several months inside the museum as part of an exhibit<\/a>, while a replica on loan from Sylvester Stallone stood stop the steps outside.<\/p>\n

Crews have been working for the past few weeks to build a supportive underground foundation for the statue.<\/p>\n

A 12-foot statue of late boxing champ Joe Frazier<\/a> now sits in the previous home of the Rocky Statue at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.<\/p>\n

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