Rocky Steps, Stone steps at Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States
Rocky Steps is a granite staircase with 72 steps at the east entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. The steps rise from Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the museum terrace, offering a broad view across the green avenue toward City Hall in the center.
The staircase opened in 1928 along with the museum and served for decades as an ordinary entrance to the building. Sylvester Stallone made it famous worldwide in 1976 when he ran up the steps during a training scene in his film Rocky.
Visitors from around the world jog up the stairs each day, recreating the scene where the boxer raises his arms to the music at the top. The steps have become a symbol of perseverance and personal achievement in everyday American life.
The steps are open to visitors at no charge at any hour, and the terrace at the top looks over Eakins Oval, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and City Hall. The bronze Rocky statue stands on a pedestal in the grassy area near the foot of the steps, to the right of the museum; a Joe Frazier statue now occupies the spot the Rocky figure once held.
The bronze Converse sneaker footprints with the name "Rocky" above them were set into the ground at the museum as a replacement for the statue, which had been moved away. The 72 steps are grouped into six sections: the top set has seven steps and the lower five have thirteen each.
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