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Rocky Steps

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🇺🇸 United States · 39.9649, -75.1802

Rocky Steps is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Inventor Garrett Brown's new Steadicam was used to accomplish smooth photography while running alongside Rocky during the film's Philadelphia street training sequences and the run up the Art Museum's flight of stairs, now colloquially known as the Rocky Steps.”

Rocky (1976) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Rocky Steps as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Rocky 1976
Rocky III 1982
“Ultimately three statues were created, with the first placed on the top of the steps (known as the Rocky Steps) of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the filming of Rocky III.” Wikipedia
Rocky Balboa 2006
“Scenes in Philadelphia were set in staples such as the Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and South Philadelphia, while Center City was featured more prominently due to Rocky Balboa Jr. (Milo Ventimiglia)'s job as an accountant.” Wikipedia

Named here by Rocky Steps’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Rocky Steps, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Rocky 1976

“Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone has recounted that the genesis of the iconic scene occurred when the 1976 film crew for the movie, constrained by a tight budget, identified the steps one night while searching for filming locations around the city.” Wikipedia
Rocky III 1982

“I totally get why Rocky was training so hard to get up here." Later on in the film, Shazam puts on a show for people atop the same steps, firing bolts of lightning to the beat of "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, which also served as the theme song to Rocky III.” Wikipedia
Rocky V 1990

“It was later returned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the filming of Rocky V, then brought back to the Spectrum.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Rocky Steps?

3 productions are recorded as filmed at Rocky Steps, including Rocky (1976), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky Balboa (2006). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Rocky Steps?

Rocky (1976), covered by 72 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Rocky Steps?

Rocky Steps is in the United States, at 39.9649, -75.1802.

What other filming locations are near Rocky Steps?

Wilmington, New Castle, Philadelphia, Old City and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by su1droot, CC BY 2.0.