Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California is a building originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. It was designed by Bernard Maybeck, who took his inspiration from Roman and Greek architecture. It was one of only two buildings from the exposition not to be demolished (the other being the Japanese Tea House.^), and in the 1960s it was entirely rebuilt to ensure its longevity.^ The exhibition hall, which originally housed Impressionist paintings during the exposition, is now home to the Exploratorium, a state of the art interactive science museum. There is also a replica of the Palace of Fine Arts in Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim.Top photos chosen by u all:
Palace of Fine Arts
Made by Ramir Borja
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California is a building originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. It was designed by Bernard Maybeck, who took his inspiration from Roman and Greek architecture. It was the only building from the Exposition not to be demolished, and in the 1960s it was entirely rebuilt to ensure its longevity. The dome of the Palace of Fine Arts just outside the Exploratorium and the adjacent lagoon have often been used as backdrops for movies, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. One of the more recent sequences takes place in The Rock where FBI agent Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) finally catches up with John Mason (Sean Connery) and So I Married an Axe Murderer where Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers) goes on his first date with Harriet (Nancy Travis). - from Wikipedia
Hidden Away From the Light of the Sun
Made by Thomas Hawk
Well even though I was indoors most of today at the Future of Web Apps Conference at The Palace of Fine Arts, I was able to skip out just for a few minutes to snap some shots of the beautiful architecture outside. My complete SmartSet of photos of the event can be seen here.
concrete memories
Made by Doubletee
San Francisco, 2007 The original Palace of Fine Arts, constructed from temporary materials for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, was in a dilapidated state by the time civic-minded folks raised enough money (via a bond measure and matching state funds) to have it rebuilt in concrete.
Palace of Fine Arts
Made by Mazzyg
What's left of the old World's Fair. The Palace of Fine Arts, The Presidio, San Francisco.
Secret spot?
Made by Monopsia
Most people know where this is but I'm keeping quiet about it just the same.
Nearest places of interest:
| Y.M.C.A. Pool Lucasfilm Park Wild Parrots! Chestnut Street | Little Marina Green St Francis Yacht Club Exploratorium Restrooms |
