Palace Of Fine Arts #1 by photosynthesis

Photography • Architecture • posted on Aug 01, 2015

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Our grandson wanted to stop in San Francisco on our way home from Monterey, so after driving up & down some of the larger hills, we headed for the Palace Of Fine Arts. It was originally built for the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 & is one of my favorite spots in the city... Please zoom.

Comments (16)

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bodo_56

2:26PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

Wow, a wonderful place! I never saw this before.

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T.Rex

3:08PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

A beautiful construction in pink concrete, it's all that remains of that exhibition. Nearby is a long building housing an Exploratorium. This is a classic photo of the palace, with the lagoon around the rotunda. The sun/shadows bring out the reliefs below the roof. Very nice. Keep up the good work. :-)

photosynthesis

5:53PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

Actually, the Exploratorium is no longer there - it moved to a new location a while back...

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SunriseGirl

3:16PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

I also have never seen this before. If I ever get back to California I will want to take a look. Thanks for sharing

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jayfar

5:48PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

Fabulous clarity and a super image.

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durleybeachbum

6:22PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

So intersting and good to look at!

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moochagoo

7:51PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

I remember that place. A long time ago...

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giulband

10:09PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

Superb photo and wonderful place !!!!!

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goodoleboy

10:22PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

Beautiful in every way. Much better capture of the Palace than I ever got back in 1989.

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Faemike55

11:38PM | Sat, 01 August 2015

missed this but I remember the Exploratorium! Great capture

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auntietk

2:13AM | Sun, 02 August 2015

I Am Thoroughly Jealous! I've never been there, although it's been on my list for years. San Francisco isn't conducive to a motorhome trip, so it will have to wait for one of our "post-dog" city excursions. What a fabulous bit of history and architecture!

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danapommet

2:17AM | Sun, 02 August 2015

Outstanding capture and color - one of my favorite spots and someplace I have some 40 year old slides I should check out!

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MrsRatbag

2:30AM | Sun, 02 August 2015

It's such a beautiful structure; I used to date a radio personality who lived near there (in 1989, the time of the Big Earthquake), and that whole area took a real beating. There were parts of it that were fenced in to keep masonry from falling on people. I'm glad it's mostly survived.

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