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====Art pieces==== Several pieces of art are dedicated to Rogers throughout Pittsburgh, including an {{convert|11|ft|adj=on|spell=in}} tall, {{convert|7000|lb|adj=on}} bronze statue of him in the North Shore neighborhood. In the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] neighborhood, his portrait is included in the [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and "Interpretations of Oakland" murals. A dinosaur statue titled "Fredasaurus Rex Friday XIII" originally stood in front of the WQED building and, as of 2014, stood in front of the building containing the Fred Rogers Company offices. There is a "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe" in [[Idlewild Park]] and a kiosk of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' artifacts at [[Pittsburgh International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Visual Legacy |url=https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2015/Visual-Legacy/ |access-date=July 23, 2019 |work=Pittsburgh Magazine |date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034206/https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2015/Visual-Legacy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Carnegie Science Center's Miniature Railroad and Village debuted a miniature recreation of Rogers' house from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yates |first=Jennifer C. |title=Science Center celebrates Mister Rogers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52542077/indiana-gazette/ |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=The Indiana Gazette |agency=Associated Press |issue=206 |date=March 19, 2005|volume=101 }}</ref> In Rogers' hometown of Latrobe, a statue of Rogers on a bench is situated in James H. Rogers Park—a park named for Rogers' father.<ref name="2019-12-10 Chicago Tribune">{{cite news |last1=Bertrand |first1=Amy |author2=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |author2-link=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=2019-12-10 |title=It's a beautiful day in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood: the town of Latrobe, Pa. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/10/its-a-beautiful-day-in-mr-rogers-neighborhood-the-town-of-latrobe-pa/ |url-status=live |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |language=en |issn=2165-171X |oclc=7960243 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815163921/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/10/its-a-beautiful-day-in-mr-rogers-neighborhood-the-town-of-latrobe-pa/ |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-08-15}}</ref> In 2021, ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood''—a {{convert|7|ft|spell=in|adj=on}} tall, {{convert|3000|lb|adj=on}} bronze statue by [[Paul Day (sculptor)|Paul Day]]—was dedicated at Rollins College. The memorial depicts Rogers and Daniel Tiger speaking with a group of children and features lyrics from ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood's'' theme on the base.<ref name="2021-05-28 Rollins">{{cite news |last1=Humphreys |first1=Rob |date=2021-05-28 |title=Crafting an Icon |url=https://www.rollins.edu/news/crafting-an-icon/ |url-status=live |language=en |publisher=[[Rollins College]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501035830/https://www.rollins.edu/news/crafting-an-icon/ |archive-date=2023-05-01 |access-date=2024-08-15 |quote=How renowned British sculptor Paul Day created a Rollins monument to the College's most famous alum.}}</ref>
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