Palace of Fine Arts

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The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.

Aliases (2)
  • Court of the Four Seasons, Panama–Pacific International Exposition ×2
  • Beaux-Arts (Jefferson Building) ×1

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
landmark
monument
tourist attraction
architect Bernard Maybeck
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber 88
city San Francisco
coordinates 37.802°N 122.448°W
country United States
eventYear 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition
hasFunction performance space
public park setting
hasNearbyFeature Crissy Field
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
hasPart colonnades
dome
lagoon
rotunda
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
San Francisco Designated Landmark
inception 1915
isFamousFor film and television appearances
picturesque lagoon and rotunda
wedding photography
locatedIn California
Marina District
United States
location San Francisco
maintainedBy Recreation and Park Department of San Francisco
material concrete
plaster (original construction)
steel
notableEvent Panama–Pacific International Exposition art exhibits
openToPublic yes
originalEvent Panama–Pacific International Exposition
originalPurpose exposition building
owner City and County of San Francisco
reconstructed 1960s
reconstructionCompleted 1967
use cultural venue
event venue
tourist attraction
yearCompleted 1915

Referenced by (16)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marina District
San Francisco
San Francisco County
hasLandmark
Bernard Maybeck
Henry Bacon ("Court of the Four Seasons, Panama–Pacific International Exposition")
notableWork
Library of Congress ("Beaux-Arts (Jefferson Building)")
buildingStyle
Marina District, San Francisco
contains
Henry Bacon ("Court of the Four Seasons, Panama–Pacific International Exposition")
designed
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
featured
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
featuredStructure
Museum of Science and Industry
formerName
Marina District
knownFor
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
legacyStructure
Palais des Beaux-Arts
nameMeaning
Crissy Field
near
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
notableStructure

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