Spanish Steps (Washington D.C.) located at the top of the steps. Following a car collision that damaged the original balustrade and fountain, the steps were restored in 1999. Spanish Steps (Washington D.C.) The Spanish Steps are an urban arrangement in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on 22nd Street NW just south of S Street NW. Inspired by the City Beautiful movement, the steps accommodate a steep difference of level between S Street and the parallel immediately to the south, Decatur Place NW. Named with reference to the Spanish Steps in Rome, though obviously of no comparable scale and grandeur, they were designed by
Rocky Steps and Happiness at America's Most Famous Steps". The 2017 NFL Draft was held from the steps, the first time the NFL draft was held outdoors. The scene has inspired homages and parodies since Rocky was released in 1976. Rocky Steps The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become known as the "Rocky Steps" as a result of the scene from the film "Rocky". Tourists often mimic Rocky's famous climb, a metaphor for an underdog or an everyman rising to a challenge. A bronze "Rocky" statue was briefly situated at the