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Iconic world flags return to Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Parkway

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The iconic flags have started to go back up along the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Some of the new flags were put up overnight.

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Flags representing many countries of the world are returning to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. CBS News Philadelphia

The City announced back in November that it would replace all existing flags because they had become worn and tattered due to the weather.

The City says it aims to replace the flags semi-annually.

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