sible business practices and environ- mental stewardship, the property has been recognized by the Green Key Eco-Rating Program with a 4 Green Key rating. The hotel also recently received the prestigious TripAdvisor™ Certificate of Excellence award for its consistent, outstanding reviews from travelers.
What’s New
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The Franklin Institute is undergoing a major renovation and expansion project for the first time in more than 20 years. The interior components of its new 53,000-square foot Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion include an education and conference center, a permanent exhibition titled “Your Brain,” plus a changing exhibition gallery.
These new event spaces are climate controlled, which will allow the Franklin Institute to attract traveling exhibitions that demand this type of museum envi- ronment. The exterior of the addition will be clad in the same Indiana lime- stone as the original building and will incorporate decidedly modern features, such as extensive landscaping that mit- igates storm water drainage and a dra- matic stainless steel kinetic “shimmer wall” by artist Ned Kahn.
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is located in the rotunda of The Franklin Institute. The centerpiece of this memorial is a dramatic 20-foot high marble statue of Ben Franklin. Originally opened in 1938, the rotunda was designed and modeled after the Pantheon in Rome. The domed ceiling is self-supporting and weighs 1,600 tons. The floors, walls, columns, pilasters and cornices are made of rare marble from Portugal, Italy and France.
Designated by the United States Congress in 1972 as the official nation- al memorial to Franklin, and formally dedicated by then U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1976, it may be the only National Memorial in private hands. As such, The Franklin Institute receives no government funding, sup- port or assistance from the National Park Service, which administers and oversees other national monuments and memorials. In 2008, this memorial underwent a $3.8 million restoration that included improved acoustics, a
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